A survey of entrepreneurial risk in U.S. wetland and stream compensatory mitigation markets

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 301-314

  BenDor, Todd K ^a   Riggsbee, J Adam ^b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b RiverBank Ecosystems   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic restoration' environmental restoration risk; Compensatory mitigation; Mitigation banking; Water resources; Wetland and stream mitigation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENTREPRENEURIAL MITIGATION BANKING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INVESTMENT; MARKET; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STREAM (RIVER); UNITED STATES; WETLAND;

EID: 79952705823     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2010.12.011     Document Type: Article

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