The economic value of conjoint local management in water resources: Results from a contingent valuation in the Boquerón aquifer (Albacete, SE Spain)

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 532, Issue , 2015, Pages 255-264

  Rupérez Moreno, Carmen ^a   Pérez Sánchez, Julio ^a   Senent Aparicio, Javier ^a   del Pilar Flores Asenjo, Ma ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conjoint management; Contingent valuation method; Local level; Water Framework Directive; Water resources

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RESOURCE VALUATION; SURFACE WATERS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CONTINGENT VALUATION METHODS; CONTINGENT VALUATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT; LOCAL LEVEL; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

WATER RESOURCES;

SURFACE WATER;

AQUIFER; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; CONTINGENT VALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTINGENT VALUATION METHOD; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ALBACETE [CASTILLA-LA MANCHA]; CASTILLA-LA MANCHA; SPAIN;

EID: 84936773447     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.05.028     Document Type: Article

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