Economic valuation as a tool to support decision-making in strategic green infrastructure planning

Local Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 702-713

  Wilker, Jost ^a   Rusche, Karsten ^a  

^a Affiliated Institute of ILS Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development   (Germany)

Author keywords

contingent valuation; decision making; green infrastructure; strategic spatial planning; willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

GERMANY;

EID: 84904390657     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2013.855181     Document Type: Article

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