Benefits transfer and the aquatic environment: An investigation into the context of fish passage improvement

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 183, Issue , 2016, Pages 1079-1087

  King, Steve ^a   Fraser, Iain ^b,c   O'Hanley, Jesse R ^b  

^a UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME WORLD CONSERVATION MONITORING CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benefits transfer; Choice experiment; Fish passage; Stated attribute non attendance

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FISH; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; SCIENTIST; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; DECISION MAKING; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; FISH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RIVER; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FEMALE; FISHES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; RIVERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84992220804     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.09.041     Document Type: Article

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