| Main Title |
Economic Criteria for Decisions on Preservation and Alteration of Natural Resources with Special Reference to Freshwater Wetlands in Massachusetts. |
| Author |
Gupt, Tirath R. ;
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| CORP Author |
Massachusetts Univ., Amherst. Dept. of Agricultural and Food Economics. |
| Year Published |
1973 |
| Report Number |
DI-14-31-0001-3596; OWRR-B-012-MASS ;OWRR-B-023-MASS; 02671,; B-012-MASS(4) |
| Stock Number |
PB-226 440 |
| Additional Subjects |
Swamps ;
Economic analysis ;
Benefit cost analysis ;
Decision making ;
Massachusetts ;
Land development ;
Conservation ;
Wildlife ;
Flood control ;
Esthetics ;
Theses ;
Marshes ;
Wetlands
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
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| NTIS |
PB-226 440 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
273p |
| Abstract |
Institutional forces such as laws, ownership costs and taxes, goals and plans of owners which affect wetland usage are described. Methods are given for valuing inland wetland benefits and opportunity costs and for determining the general magnitude of these values. Generally applicable criteria for making decisions for issuance of wetland alteration permits are presented. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Doctoral thesis. |
| Highlights Notes |
Develops methods for valuing wetland resources, and criteria for land use decisions in the context of recent Massachusetts laws limiting their despoliation. |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Research rept.. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
Aug 73, |
| Category Codes |
13B; 5A; 48B#; 91A# |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A12/MF A01 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
326570688 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
