An Ex Post Evaluation of Ohio's Great Miami Water Quality Trading Program

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 156-169

  Newburn, David A ^a   Woodward, Richard T ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practices; Environmental trading; Water policy; Water quality economics; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; ENVIRONMENTAL TRADING; WATER POLICIES; WATER QUALITY ECONOMICS; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; COMMERCE; COSTS; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

BASIN MANAGEMENT; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FLEDGING; INNOVATION; POINT SOURCE; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

GREAT MIAMI BASIN; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856483076     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2011.00601.x     Document Type: Article

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