Economic valuation of the non-use attributes of a south-western coastal wetland in Bangladesh

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1403-1418

  Ghosh, Prosun Kumar ^a   Mondal, M Shahjahan ^b  

^a KHULNA UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; coastal wetland; CVM; non use values; WTP

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WETLAND; CONTINGENT VALUATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 84887932016     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.724667     Document Type: Article

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