Valuing the environment in developed countries
Subtitle: case studies
By: edited by David Pearce.
Contributors: Pearce, David, 1941-2005.
Publisher: Edward Elgar; Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9781840641479
Subjects: Environmental economics -- Case studies; Environmental policy -- Cost effectiveness -- Case studies; Natural resources -- Valuation -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies
Description: Two dozen case studies illustrate how environmental economists place values on environmental assets and on the flows of goods and services generated by those assets. They include cost-benefit analyses of forest policy in Ireland and the UK, valuing perceived risk in genetically modified food, wind power in Sweden, valuation of water resources, cleanup and management, and price analysis of road traffic noise nuisance.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.