Economic use value of the Belize marine ecosystem: Potential risks and benefits from offshore oil exploration

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 221-230

  Cisneros Montemayor, Andrés M ^a   Kirkwood, F Gordon ^a   Harper, Sarah ^a   Zeller, Dirk ^a   Sumaila, U Rashid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Economic value; Ecotourism; Fisheries; Oil

Indexed keywords

DRILLING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OIL SPILL;

BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 84887859250     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: 14778947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1477-8947.12023     Document Type: Article

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