Economic evaluation of the recreational value of the coastal environment in a marine renewables deployment area

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 78, Issue , 2013, Pages 77-87

  Voke, Miranda ^a   Fairley, Iain ^a   Willis, Miles ^a   Masters, Ian ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS; CONTINGENT VALUATION METHODS; DEMONSTRATION PROJECT; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY; RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION; REVEALED PREFERENCE;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SURVEYS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

CARBON EMISSION; CONTINGENT VALUATION; EMISSION CONTROL; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84876479030     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2013.03.013     Document Type: Article

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