Estimating the willingness to pay for improvement of an urban park in southern Brazil using the contingent valuation method

Journal of Urban Planning and Development

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Brandli, Luciana Londero ^a   Marques Prietto, Pedro Domingos ^a   Neckel, Alcindo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PASSO FUNDO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation method; Environmental issues; Environmental valuation; Park; Urban areas

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; PARKING; SURVEYS; URBAN PLANNING;

CONTINGENT VALUATION METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUATION; SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS; URBAN AREAS; URBAN GREEN SPACES;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONTINGENT VALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ESTIMATION METHOD; GREENSPACE; PLANNING METHOD; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

BRAZIL; PASSO FUNDO; RIO GRANDE DO SUL;

EID: 84947996286     PISSN: 07339488     EISSN: 19435444     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)UP.1943-5444.0000254     Document Type: Article

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