A practical CBA-based screening procedure for identification of river basins where the costs of fulfilling the WFD requirements may be disproportionate–applied to the case of Denmark

Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 164-200

  Jensen, Carsten L ^a   Jacobsen, Brian H ^a   Olsen, Søren B ^a   Dubgaard, Alex ^a   Hasler, Berit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

benefit transfer; cost benefit analysis; disproportionate costs; river basin; screening procedure; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890298617     PISSN: 21606544     EISSN: 21606552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21606544.2013.785676     Document Type: Article

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