Modelling US light pollution

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 883-903

  Olsen, Reed N ^a   Gallaway, Terrel ^a   Mitchell, David ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

economic development; light pollution; population

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; LIGHT POLLUTION; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY MAKING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899634618     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.774268     Document Type: Article

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