Public perceptions of wetland restoration benefits in Louisiana

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1045-1054

  Kim, Tae Goun ^a   Petrolia, Daniel R ^b  

^a Korea Maritime University   (South Korea)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

climate change; coastal restoration; public perception; storm impacts; wetland loss; willingness to pay (WTP)

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTINGENT VALUATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HURRICANE; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; STORM; STORM DAMAGE; SURVEY; WETLAND; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

LOUISIANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883437669     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fst026     Document Type: Article

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