Valuation and the environment : theory, method and practice

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Valuation and the environment : theory, method and practice

edited by Martin O'Connor and Clive Spash

(Advances in ecological economics)

E. Elgar Pub., c1999

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Description

This major new book presents recent advances in the theory and practice of environmental valuation and resource management. Leading experts in the field present methodological and empirical evidence for applying valuation methods to ecological policy problems.The methodological contributions examine such themes as uncertainty, distributional conflict, positional analysis, weak comparability and the need for collective solutions to environmental problems. Case studies are incorporated to support these theoretical reflections. A number of empirical studies are used to demonstrate and evaluate valuation practices in a variety of institutional and policy settings. These range from international environmental issues such as climate change and transboundary atmospheric pollution, to species preservation and coastal ecosystem protection. The contributors conclude that effective approaches for the evaluation of environmental risks, degradation and benefits must be specifically designed as functions of institutional, social and ecological factors. Valuation and the Environment will be essential reading for students and scholars of environmental and ecological economics, environmental management and regulation, resource management and public policy.

Table of Contents

Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Commensurability and Compensability in Ecological Economics 3. Sustainable Decision-Making 4. Environmental Protection 5. Valuation as Part of a Microeconomics for Ecological Sustainability 6. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Forest Biodiversity Enhancement 7. The Relevance of Economic Valuation for Species Conservation Policy 8. Willingness to Pay, Willingness to Accept 9. Assessing Public Preferences for the Conservation Quality of the British Coast 10. On Behavioural Intentions in the Case of the Saimaa Seal 11. Sustainable Development and Appraisal Methodology 12. Combining Economics, Ecology and Philosophy 13. Taking Non-Monetizable Impacts (NMIs) into Account in an Eco-Development Strategy 14. Towards an Integrated Understanding of Environmental Quality 15. Institutional Solutions for Sustainable Management of Global Genetic Resources - A Constitutional Economics Approach 16. International Environmental Issues

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