Exploring the motivations of protesters in contingent valuation: Insights for conservation policies

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 76-88

  García Llorente, Marina ^a   Martín López, Berta ^a,b   Montes, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Ecosystem service; Protest zero; Stakeholders' motives; Use vs. non use value; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; CONTINGENT VALUATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN;

EID: 78650553170     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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