Direct and indirect benefits of improving river quality: Quantifying benefits and a case study of the River Klang, Malaysia

Environmentalist

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 228-241

  Bradley, Robert M ^a  

^a NJS Consultants Co Ltd   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Economic benefits; Health benefits; Non use benefits; Property value enhancement

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; PROPERTY MARKET; RIVER WATER; URBAN AREA; VALUATION; WATER QUALITY;

KLANG RIVER; MALAYSIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 77955768033     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-010-9267-8     Document Type: Article

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