An empirical analysis of IOPCF oil spill cost data

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1455-1466

  Kontovas, Christos A ^a   Psaraftis, Harilaos N ^a   Ventikos, Nikolaos P ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Environmental risk; Oil pollution; Oil spill cost

Indexed keywords

CLEAN-UP COST; COST DATA; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATIONS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OIL POLLUTION; TOTAL COSTS;

COSTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MARINE POLLUTION; OIL SPILLS; POLLUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

CLEANUP; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OIL POLLUTION; OIL SPILL; POLLUTION CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPENSATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LEGAL LIABILITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OIL SPILL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEA POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DISASTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; PETROLEUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77956011108     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.05.010     Document Type: Article

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