Assessing the impact of biodiversity on tourism flows: an econometric model for tourist behaviour with implications for conservation policy

Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 174-194

  Loureiro, Maria L ^a   Macagno, Giulia ^b   Nunes, Paulo A L D ^c   Tol, Richard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK   (Luxembourg)

^c The Mediterranean Science Commission   (Monaco)

^d ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

biodiversity indicators; ecosystem services; habitat fragmentation; human well being; landscape trip demand; species diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874375438     PISSN: 21606544     EISSN: 21606552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21606544.2012.692865     Document Type: Article

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