The value of improved water quality in Guadiana estuary-a transborder application of contingent valuation methodology

Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-48

  Guimarães, M Helena ^a,b   Sousa, Carlos ^b   Garcia, Tiago ^b   Dentinho, Tomaz ^a   Boski, Tomasz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation methods; Guadiana estuary; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952445870     PISSN: 18644031     EISSN: 1864404X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12076-011-0052-1     Document Type: Letter

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