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Journal
Journal of Environmental Systems
ISSN
0047-2433 (print) 1541-3802 (electronic)
Volume
10
Issue
1
Date
1/1/1980

Article Facts

Title
Recreational Benefits from Water Quality Improvements: The Chicago Rivers Case
DOI
10.2190/U12X-KBB2-71HV-U52J
Authors
  • Eui-Gak Hwang
  • Gundars Rudzitis
Pages
93-101
Online Date
05/09/2002

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Recreational Benefits from Water Quality Improvements: The Chicago Rivers Case

Eui-Gak Hwang
Gundars Rudzitis

DOI: 10.2190/U12X-KBB2-71HV-U52J

Abstract

There has been increasing attention paid to the recreational benefits from cleaning up waterways. This paper briefly reviews the theoretical and empirical aspects of estimating benefits from water quality improvements. Two pragmatic approaches for estimating river related recreational benefits are presented and applied to rivers in the Chicago Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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