Valuing the soil natural capital: A New Zealand case study

Soil Research

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 278-287

  Samarasinghe, Oshadhi ^a   Greenhalgh, Suzie ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Hedonic prices; Natural capital; Rural land value; Soil characteristics; Value of soil

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX RELATIONSHIPS; ECONOMIC VALUATION; HEDONIC PRICES; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; INHERENT CHARACTERISTICS; NATURAL CAPITAL; PROFILE AVAILABLE WATERS; SOIL CHARACTERISTICS;

CATCHMENTS; SOIL SURVEYS;

SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CATCHMENT; NATURAL CAPITAL; ROOTING; SOIL; VALUATION;

MANAWATU; MANAWATU-WANGANUI; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 84883573258     PISSN: 1838675X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR12246     Document Type: Article

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