Are Urban Stream Restoration Plans Worth Implementing?

Environmental Management

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 10-20

  Sarvilinna, Auri ^a   Lehtoranta, Virpi ^a   Hjerppe, Turo ^a  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Nonmarket value; Policy plan; Small water; Stream restoration

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS; RESTORATION; RIVERS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CONTINGENT VALUATION METHODS; CONTINGENT VALUATIONS; NONMARKET; PREFERENCE UNCERTAINTY; SOCIAL ACCEPTABILITY; SOCIO-ECONOMIC SYSTEMS; STREAM RESTORATION; URBAN STREAM RESTORATION;

ECOSYSTEMS;

WATER;

ACTION PLAN; CONTINGENT VALUATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; STREAM; URBAN AREA; WATER MANAGEMENT; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ARTICLE; CONTINGENT VALUATION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FINLAND; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE; URBAN AREA; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT; CITY PLANNING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PROCEDURES; RIVER; TRENDS; UNCERTAINTY; URBANIZATION;

FINLAND; HELSINKI; VARSINAIS-SUOMI;

CITY PLANNING; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FINLAND; HUMANS; RIVERS; UNCERTAINTY; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84994259861     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-016-0778-z     Document Type: Article

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