1st Edition
Environmental Valuation A Worldwide Compendium of Case Studies
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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This companion volume to Economic Instruments for Environmental Management presents essential information on the applications of economic valuation to environment and development. It draws on a three-year collaborative effort by research institutions around the world. Authoritative studies review the range of valuation methods used in developing economies, their purposes, the problems encountered... Read more
Introduction * Africa Region Case Studies: Valuing Time Spent Collecting Water in a Kenyan Town * The Recreational Value of Viewing Wildlife in Kenya * Determinants of Land Values in Accra, Ghana * Measuring the Costs of Rainforest Conservation in Cameroon * Asia Region Case Studies: Evaluation of the Profitability of Forest Plantations in the Philippines * Health Effects and the Value of Air Pollution Reduction in Taiwan * Environmental Considerations in the Environmental Impact Analysis of the Katunayake Expressway in Sri Lanka * Eastern and Central Europe Region Case Studies: An Economic Assessment of the Natural Resources of the Baltic Oil Shale Basin: Case Study of Estonia * Valuation of Natural Resources of the Moscow District of Russia * Latin America Region Case Studies: Valuing the Net Benefits of Air Pollution Control in Santiago, Chile * The Costs and Benefits of Reef Conservation in the Bonaire Marine Park, in the Netherlands Antilles * Estimating the Willingness to Pay for Water Services in Haiti * Total Economics Value of Forests in Mexico * Partial Economic Valuation of Mangroves in Nicaragua * Further Reading: Valuation Studies in Developing Countries * Glossary * Index
Biography
Hussein Abaza is Chief of the Economics and Trade Unit at UNEP. Jennifer Rietbergen-McCracken is a freelance consultant specializing in the social aspects of sustainable development.
