Economic assessment of urban watersheds: developing mechanisms for environmental protection of the Feijão river, São Carlos - SP, Brazil

In order to determine the willingness of the population of São Carlos (a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil) to pay for the environmental protection (WTP) of the Feijão River's watershed, the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM), as well as the bidding-games technique, were used. In October 20...

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Main Author: Machado,FH (author)
Other Authors: Silva,LF (author), Dupas,FA (author), Mattedi,AP (author), Vergara,FE (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
Subjects:
contingent valuation
economic valuation of water resources
environmental protection
urban watersheds
Brazil
developing country
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842014000300677
Country:Brazil
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