Estimating the cost of air pollution in South East Queensland: An application of the life satisfaction non-market valuation approach

Ecological Economics

Volumn 97, Issue , 2014, Pages 172-181

  Ambrey, Christopher L ^a   Fleming, Christopher M ^a   Chan, Andrew Yiu Chung ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Griffith School of Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Geographic information systems (GIS); Happiness; Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA); Life satisfaction; PM10

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GIS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LIVING STANDARD; MARKET SYSTEM; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84890840990     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2013.11.007     Document Type: Article

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