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Distances and locations are the important determinants of many choices that economists study.

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    See, e.g., http://www.water.wa.gov.au/sites/gss/ggs.html.

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    Environmental Protection Authority.

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    Environmental water requirement.

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    environmental impact statements (EIA).

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    Environmental protection statement.

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  1. Professor of International Economics, Doshisha University, Karasuma-dori, Kamidachiuri-agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-0898, Japan

    Nathaniel O. Agola

  2. Department of Spatial Sciences, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, WA, 6102, Australia

    Joseph L. Awange

  3. Geodetic Institute, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karksruhe, Germany

    Joseph L. Awange

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Agola, N.O., Awange, J.L. (2014). Environmental Impact Assessment. In: Globalized Poverty and Environment. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39733-2_17

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