Valuing Water Purification by Forests: An Analysis of Malaysian Panel Data

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 59-80

  Vincent, Jeffrey R ^a   Ahmad, Ismariah ^b   Adnan, Norliyana ^b   Burwell, Walter B ^a   Pattanayak, Subhrendu K ^a   Tan Soo, Jie Sheng ^a   Thomas, Kyle ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ecosystem service; Forest; Malaysia; Valuation; Water purification

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; DEFORESTATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; LAND USE; PURIFICATION; RESOURCE VALUATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; FOREST; FOREST PROTECTION; MALAYSIA; PRODUCER SURPLUS; TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER TREATMENT COSTS;

RIVERS;

ECONOMETRICS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LAND USE; PURIFICATION; TROPICAL FOREST; VALUATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 84932145577     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: 15731502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-015-9934-9     Document Type: Article

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