Computing payment for ecosystem services in watersheds: An analysis of the Middle Route Project of South-to-North Water Diversion in China

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2005-2012

  Dong, Zhengju ^a,b,e   Yan, Yan ^b,c   Duan, Jing ^b   Fu, Xiao ^b,c   Zhou, Qingrong ^d   Huang, Xiang ^d   Zhu, Xiangen ^d   Zhao, Jingzhu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c North Research Center for Rural Wastewater Treatment Technology   (China)

^d Bureau of Water Conservancy and Hydroelectric Power of Shiyan City   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Ecosystem services; Middle Route Project of South to North Water Diversion; Payment for ecosystem services; Watershed

Indexed keywords

BASIC PRINCIPLES; CENTRAL GOVERNMENT; CONSTANT PRICE; DIRECT COSTS; ECOLOGICAL CONSERVATION; ECONOMIC INCENTIVE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; INTERNAL EFFECTS; MIDDLE ROUTE PROJECT OF SOUTH-TO-NORTH WATER DIVERSION; NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; OPPORTUNITY COSTS; PAYMENT FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; SHIYAN CITY; SOUTH-TO-NORTH; THEORY AND METHODS; TOTAL COSTS; WATER DIVERSIONS; WATER SOURCE;

COST ACCOUNTING; COSTS; FLOOD CONTROL; LANDFORMS; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NATURAL RESOURCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OUTFLOW; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; CHINA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; WATER SUPPLY;

CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, ECONOMIC; WATER SUPPLY;

CHINA;

EID: 84255200505     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(10)60663-8     Document Type: Article

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