Valuing Environmental and Natural Resources

Valuing Environmental and Natural Resources
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Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages : 343
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ISBN-10 : 9781843765431
ISBN-13 : 1843765438
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Synopsis Valuing Environmental and Natural Resources by : Timothy C. Haab

Non-market valuation has become a broadly accepted and widely practiced means of measuring the economic values of the environment and natural resources. In this book, the authors provide a guide to the statistical and econometric practices that economists employ in estimating non-market values. The authors develop the econometric models that underlie the basic methods: contingent valuation, travel cost models, random utility models and hedonic models. They analyze the measurement of non-market values as a procedure with two steps: the estimation of parameters of demand and preference functions and the calculation of benefits from the estimated models. Each of the models is carefully developed from the preference function to the behavioral or response function that researchers observe. The models are then illustrated with datasets that characterize the kinds of data researchers typically deal with. The real world data and clarity of writing in this book will appeal to environmental economists, students, researchers and practitioners in multilateral banks and government agencies.

Environmental and Resource Valuation with Revealed Preferences

Environmental and Resource Valuation with Revealed Preferences
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 385
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ISBN-10 : 9781402053184
ISBN-13 : 1402053185
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis Environmental and Resource Valuation with Revealed Preferences by : Nancy E. Bockstael

This book provides a systematic review of those economic approaches for valuing the environment and natural resources that use information on what people do, not what they say. The authors have worked on models of revealed preferences for valuing environmental and natural resources for several decades. The book provides a candid review of the major conceptual challenges and an exploration of neglected issues in the literature.

Valuing Ecosystem Services

Valuing Ecosystem Services
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 291
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ISBN-10 : 9780309093187
ISBN-13 : 030909318X
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis Valuing Ecosystem Services by : National Research Council

Nutrient recycling, habitat for plants and animals, flood control, and water supply are among the many beneficial services provided by aquatic ecosystems. In making decisions about human activities, such as draining a wetland for a housing development, it is essential to consider both the value of the development and the value of the ecosystem services that could be lost. Despite a growing recognition of the importance of ecosystem services, their value is often overlooked in environmental decision-making. This report identifies methods for assigning economic value to ecosystem servicesâ€"even intangible onesâ€"and calls for greater collaboration between ecologists and economists in such efforts.

Perspectives on Biodiversity

Perspectives on Biodiversity
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 166
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ISBN-10 : 9780309065818
ISBN-13 : 030906581X
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Synopsis Perspectives on Biodiversity by : National Research Council

Resource-management decisions, especially in the area of protecting and maintaining biodiversity, are usually incremental, limited in time by the ability to forecast conditions and human needs, and the result of tradeoffs between conservation and other management goals. The individual decisions may not have a major effect but can have a cumulative major effect. Perspectives on Biodiversity reviews current understanding of the value of biodiversity and the methods that are useful in assessing that value in particular circumstances. It recommends and details a list of components-including diversity of species, genetic variability within and among species, distribution of species across the ecosystem, the aesthetic satisfaction derived from diversity, and the duty to preserve and protect biodiversity. The book also recommends that more information about the role of biodiversity in sustaining natural resources be gathered and summarized in ways useful to managers. Acknowledging that decisions about biodiversity are necessarily qualitative and change over time because of the nonmarket nature of so many of the values, the committee recommends periodic reviews of management decisions.

Economic Valuation of Biodiversity

Economic Valuation of Biodiversity
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 193
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ISBN-10 : 9781351708173
ISBN-13 : 1351708171
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis Economic Valuation of Biodiversity by : Bartosz Bartkowski

This book provides an ecological economic perspective on the value of diversity in ecosystems. Combining insights from various sub-disciplines of ecology and environmental/ecological economics the author constructs a conceptual framework which identifies the ways in which biodiversity influences human well-being are identified and offers a novel, unifying perspective on the economic value of biodiversity.

Determining the Economic Value of Water

Determining the Economic Value of Water
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 359
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ISBN-10 : 9781135040529
ISBN-13 : 1135040524
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis Determining the Economic Value of Water by : Robert A. Young

Water provides benefits as a commodity for agriculture, industry, and households, and as a public good such as fisheries habitat, water quality and recreational use. To aid in cost-benefit analysis under conditions where market determined price signals are usually unavailable, economists have developed a range of alternative valuation methods for measuring economic benefits. This volume provides the most comprehensive exposition to-date of the application of economic valuation methods to proposed water resources investments and policies. It provides a conceptual framework for valuation of both commodity and public good uses of water, addressing non-market valuation techniques appropriate to measuring public benefits - including water quality improvement, recreation, and fish habitat enhancement. The book describes the various measurement methods, illustrates how they are applied in practice, and discusses their strengths, limitations, and appropriate roles. In this second edition, all chapters have been thoroughly updated, and in particular the coverage of water markets and valuation of ecosystem services from water has been expanded. Robert Young, author of the 2005 edition, has been joined for this new edition by John Loomis, who brings additional expertise on ecosystem services and the environmental economics of water for recreational and other public good uses of water.

Valuation of Ecological Resources

Valuation of Ecological Resources
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Publisher : CRC Press
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : 9781420062632
ISBN-13 : 1420062638
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis Valuation of Ecological Resources by : Ralph G. Stahl, Jr.

Choosing the optimal management option requires environmental risk managers and decision makers to evaluate diverse, and not always congruent, needs and interests of multiple stakeholders. Understanding the trade-offs of different options as well as their legal, economic, scientific, and technological implications is critical to performing accurate

Valuing Ground Water

Valuing Ground Water
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 203
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ISBN-10 : 9780309175005
ISBN-13 : 0309175003
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis Valuing Ground Water by : National Research Council

Because water in the United State has not been traded in markets, there is no meaningful estimate of what it would cost if it were traded. But failing to establish ground water's valueâ€"for in situ uses such as sustaining wetlands as well as for extractive uses such as agricultureâ€"will lead to continued overuse and degradation of the nation's aquifers. In Valuing Ground Water an interdisciplinary committee integrates the latest economic, legal, and physical knowledge about ground water and methods for valuing this resource, making it comprehensible to decision-makers involved in Superfund cleanup efforts, local wellhead protection programs, water allocation, and other water-related management issues. Using the concept of total economic value, this volume provides a framework for calculating the economic value of ground water and evaluating tradeoffs between competing uses of it. Included are seven case studies where ground-water valuation has been or could be used in decisionmaking. The committee examines trends in ground-water management, factors that contribute to its value, and issues surrounding ground-water allocation and legal rights to its use. The book discusses economic valuation of natural resources and reviews several valuation methods. Presenting conclusions, recommendations, and research priorities, Valuing Ground Water will be of interest to those concerned about ground-water issues: policymakers, regulators, economists, attorneys, researchers, resource managers, and environmental advocates.

Valuing Nature?

Valuing Nature?
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Publisher : Psychology Press
Total Pages : 273
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ISBN-10 : 0415129788
ISBN-13 : 9780415129787
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis Valuing Nature? by : John Michael Foster

This collection of essays and reviews represents the most significant and comprehensive writing on Shakespeare's A Comedy of Errors. Miola's edited work also features a comprehensive critical history, coupled with a full bibliography and photographs of major productions of the play from around the world. In the collection, there are five previously unpublished essays. The topics covered in these new essays are women in the play, the play's debt to contemporary theater, its critical and performance histories in Germany and Japan, the metrical variety of the play, and the distinctly modern perspective on the play as containing dark and disturbing elements. To compliment these new essays, the collection features significant scholarship and commentary on The Comedy of Errors that is published in obscure and difficulty accessible journals, newspapers, and other sources. This collection brings together these essays for the first time.