Aesthetic Values of Lakes and Rivers

Encyclopedia of Inland Waters

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 14-24

  Corrigan, J R ^a   Egan, K J ^b   Downing, J A ^c  

^a KENYON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aesthetic value; Contingent valuation; Economic value; Environmental valuation; Revealed preference; Stated preference; Travel cost method; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908020322     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012370626-3.00003-X     Document Type: Chapter

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