An economic assessment of the value of tropical river ecosystem services: Heterogeneous preferences among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians

Ecological Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2417-2426

  Zander, Kerstin K ^a   Straton, Anna ^b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Choice experiment; Cultural values; River catchments; Stated preference; Welfare estimates

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; RIVER BASIN; RIVER SYSTEM;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77956875917     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.07.010     Document Type: Article

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