The Value of a River

The Skokomish river was once the most productive salmon river in Puget Sound, but since 1926 the North Fork Skokomish has been diverted for hydropower. The Skokomish tribe has fought unsuccessfully to restore natural flows. At issue is the “non-market value” of the river’s biological productivity. Th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: J. Stephen Lansing, Philip S. Lansing, Juliet S. Erazo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Arizona Libraries 1998-12-01
Series:Journal of Political Ecology
Online Access:https://journals.uair.arizona.edu/index.php/JPE/article/view/21395