Societal value of geologic maps
by Richard L. Bernknopf ... [et al.].
- [Washington, D.C.] U.S. G.P.O. 1993.
- vi, 53 p. col. ill., col. maps 28 cm.
- U.S. Geological Survey circular 1111 .
"An economic analysis by the U.S. Geological Survey's National Geologic Mapping Program that describes (1) geologic maps and their use as a fundamental data base, (2) a rigorous benefit-cost model for valuing geologic map information, and (3) the economic issues associated with determining whether or not a geologic map is a public good."