Developing a sustainable water resource management strategy for a fluoride-affected area: A contingent valuation approach

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 341-349

  Roy, M ^a   Chakraborty, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cost recovery; CVM; Flouride contamination; Sustainable management; Water resource; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

DEPRECIATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; POTABLE WATER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE VALUATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RESOURCES; WATER TREATMENT;

CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; CONTINGENT VALUATION METHODS; CONTINGENT VALUATIONS; COST RECOVERY; MULTIVARIATE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84899047136     PISSN: 1618954X     EISSN: 16189558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10098-013-0624-4     Document Type: Article

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