Between economic loss and social identity: The multi-dimensional cost of avoiding deforestation in Eastern Madagascar

Ecological Economics

Volumn 118, Issue , 2015, Pages 10-20

  Desbureaux, Sébastien ^a,b   Brimont, Laura ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c SCIENCES PO   (France)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Deforestation; Madagascar; Non market valuation; Payments for environmental services; Slash and burn

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CONTINGENT VALUATION; COST ANALYSIS; DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; SHIFTING CULTIVATION;

MADAGASCAR;

EID: 84937500916     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.07.002     Document Type: Article

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