Use of monetary wetland value estimates by EPA Clean Water Act Section 404 regulators

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 117-129

  Arnold, Gwen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Clean Water Act; Policy implementation; Section 404; Survey research; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Wetland valuation

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGULATORY APPROACH; VALUATION; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876906572     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-013-9283-9     Document Type: Article

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