Charging for nature: Marine park fees and management from a user perspective

Ambio

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 515-523

  Uyarra, Maria C ^a,b   Gill, Jennifer A ^a   Ct, Isabelle M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bonaire; Caribbean; Contingent valuation; Marine protected areas; Tourism; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; ECOTOURISM; MARINE PARK; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ARTICLE; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CONSUMER; DIVING; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NATURAL SCIENCE;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DIVING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HUMANS; NATURE; WEST INDIES;

BONAIRE; BONAIRE NATIONAL MARINE PARK; NETHERLANDS ANTILLES;

EID: 77958030545     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-010-0078-4     Document Type: Article

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