A review on cost-effectiveness analysis of agri-environmental measures related to the EU WFD: Key issues, methods, and applications

Ecological Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1021-1031

  Balana, Bedru Babulo ^a   Vinten, Andy ^a   Slee, Bill ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environmental measures; Cost effectiveness; Diffuse pollution; Economic analysis; Water Framework Directive; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EUROPEAN UNION; LITERATURE REVIEW; POLICY ANALYSIS; TRADE-OFF; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EUROPE;

EID: 79953750254     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.12.020     Document Type: Article

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