The economic valuation of natural hazards in mountain forests: An approach based on the replacement cost method

Journal of Forest Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 318-328

  Notaro, Sandra ^a   Paletto, Alessandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economic evaluation; Forest planning; Forest protective function; Replacement cost method; Zoning

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FORESTRY; HAZARDS; ZONING;

ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; ESTIMATION METHODS; FOREST PLANNING; FOREST PROTECTIVE FUNCTIONS; POLITICAL DECISION; PROTECTIVE FUNCTION; REPLACEMENT COST METHODS;

COSTS;

CONTINGENT VALUATION; COST; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MONTANE FOREST; NATURAL HAZARD; ZONATION;

COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FORESTS; HAZARDS;

ITALY;

EID: 84867404597     PISSN: 11046899     EISSN: 16181530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfe.2012.06.002     Document Type: Article

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