Cost-benefit analysis: A decision-support tool or a venue for contesting ecosystem knowledge?

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 283-300

  Hockley, Neal ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Ecosystem approach; Knowledge utilisation; Social values

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE;

EID: 84898445129     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c1384j     Document Type: Article

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