Estimating the value of achieving "Good Ecological Status" in the Boyne river catchment in Ireland using Choice Experiments

Economic and Social Review

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 397-422

  Stithou, Mavra ^a   Hynes, Stephen ^b   Hanley, Nick ^a   Campbell, Danny ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; EUROPEAN UNION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RIVER BASIN; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING;

BOYNE RIVER; IRELAND; LEINSTER;

EID: 84866711127     PISSN: 00129984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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