Perspectives on tradable development rights for ecosystem service protection: Lessons from an australian peri-urban region

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 617-635

  Harman, Ben ^a   Choy, Darryl Low ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental planning; Market based instruments; Regulation; Sustainability; Urban sprawl

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METROPOLITAN AREA; PERIURBAN AREA; REGULATORY APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 79957486313     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2010.526405     Document Type: Article

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