Economic valuation methods for ecosystem services

Ecosystem services: From concept to practice

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 108-131

  Koetse, Mark J ^a   Brouwer, Roy ^a   Van Beukering, Pieter J H ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84953220275     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781107477612.009     Document Type: Chapter

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