Cost-benefit analysis and the environment
Subtitle: recent developments
By: [David Pearce, Giles Atkinson, Susana Mourato].
Contributors: Atkinson, Giles, 1969-; Mourato, Susana.; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Publisher: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 315
Subjects: Environmental protection -- Cost effectiveness; Environmental policy -- Cost effectiveness
Other titles: Analyse coûts-avantages et environnement : développements récents.
Description: This book presents an in-depth assessment of the most recent conceptual and methodological developments in cost-benefit analysis and the environment. It examines how costs and benefits are evaluated and given monetary value, how to take into account impacts on future generations and impacts of irreversible losses, and how to deal with equity and sustainability issues.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-305) and index.