Environmental cost of groundwater: A contingent valuation approach

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 603-612

  Martinez Paz J M ^a   Perni, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Cost; Environment; Groundwater; Resource; Wetland

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; GROUNDWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WETLAND;

SPAIN;

EID: 79960344736     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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