Making benefit transfers work: deriving and testing principles for value transfers for similar and dissimilar sites using a case study of the non-market benefits of water quality improvements across Europe

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Making benefit transfers work : deriving and testing principles for value transfers for similar and dissimilar sites using a case study of the non-market benefits of water quality improvements across Europe. / Bateman, I.J.; Brouwer, R.; Ferrini, S.; Schaafsma, M.; Barton, D.N.; Dubgaard, Alex; Hasler, Berit; Hime, S.; Liekens, I.; Navrud, S.; De Nocker, L.; Sceponaviciute, R.; Semeniene, D.

Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE), 2009.

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Bateman, IJ, Brouwer, R, Ferrini, S, Schaafsma, M, Barton, DN, Dubgaard, A, Hasler, B, Hime, S, Liekens, I, Navrud, S, De Nocker, L, Sceponaviciute, R & Semeniene, D 2009 'Making benefit transfers work: deriving and testing principles for value transfers for similar and dissimilar sites using a case study of the non-market benefits of water quality improvements across Europe' Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE). <http://www.uea.ac.uk/env/cserge/pub/wp/edm/edm_2009_10.pdf>

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Bateman, I. J., Brouwer, R., Ferrini, S., Schaafsma, M., Barton, D. N., Dubgaard, A., Hasler, B., Hime, S., Liekens, I., Navrud, S., De Nocker, L., Sceponaviciute, R., & Semeniene, D. (2009). Making benefit transfers work: deriving and testing principles for value transfers for similar and dissimilar sites using a case study of the non-market benefits of water quality improvements across Europe. Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE). http://www.uea.ac.uk/env/cserge/pub/wp/edm/edm_2009_10.pdf

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Bateman IJ, Brouwer R, Ferrini S, Schaafsma M, Barton DN, Dubgaard A o.a. Making benefit transfers work: deriving and testing principles for value transfers for similar and dissimilar sites using a case study of the non-market benefits of water quality improvements across Europe. Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE). 2009.

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Bateman, I.J. ; Brouwer, R. ; Ferrini, S. ; Schaafsma, M. ; Barton, D.N. ; Dubgaard, Alex ; Hasler, Berit ; Hime, S. ; Liekens, I. ; Navrud, S. ; De Nocker, L. ; Sceponaviciute, R. ; Semeniene, D. / Making benefit transfers work : deriving and testing principles for value transfers for similar and dissimilar sites using a case study of the non-market benefits of water quality improvements across Europe. Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE), 2009.

Bibtex

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