Cultural bias in contingent valuation of copper mining in the Commonwealth of Dominica

Ecological Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-23

  Pemberton, Carlisle A ^a   Harris Charles, Emaline ^b   Patterson Andrews, Hazel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b Dominica Agricultural Industrial and Development Bank   (Dominica)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Cultural bias; Environmental costs of copper mining

Indexed keywords

COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS; CONTINGENT VALUATION; COPPER; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MINING; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY;

DOMINICA; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

EULAMPIS;

EID: 77957756390     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.03.014     Document Type: Article

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