Estimating the economic benefits of the landscape function of ornamental trees in a sub-Mediterranean area

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 71-81

  Notaro, Sandra ^a   De Salvo, Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Informed policies on tourism and recreation; Landscape value; Quantile Regression; Tourism benefits

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVERGREEN TREE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; POLICY MAKING; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; URBAN FORESTRY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ITALY; LAKE GARDA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

CUPRESSUS; CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS; SEIRIDIUM CARDINALE;

EID: 77950915951     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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