How to value protection from natural hazards – a step-by-step discrete choice approach

In mountainous regions, forests play a crucial role in protecting the local population from natural hazards. In cases where existing forests are destroyed, e.g. by wind throws or diseases, the protection function has to be restored through technical measures. To determine the willingness to pay (WTP...

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Main Author: R. Olschewski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-04-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/13/913/2013/nhess-13-913-2013.pdf