The environmental conditions of the Baltic Sea have been of concern for approximately the last three decades. In spite of this concern, the Sea is far from being in good ecological condition. One important reason may be the lack of an overview of costs and benefits associated with the pollution redu
Cost-effectiveness of the Baltic Sea Action Plan
β Scribed by Katarina Elofsson
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 306 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0308-597X
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