Estimating the values of wetlands in riparian communities: a tool for decision-making in planning

• Main Authors: Tifwa, Hassan Yerima, Majid, Mohammad Rafee, Alaci, D. S. A., Taiwo, Ogungbenro Mathew
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: TH Building construction
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/60925/1/MohammadRafeeMajid2014_EstimatingtheValuesofWetlandsinRiparianCommunities.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/60925/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

In spite of the importance of wetlands to the environment and most especially to the host communities, wetlands are constantly under pressure for conversion to other forms of use by policy makers. The reason for undervaluing the significance of wetlands is possibly due to lack of data on its values...