1st Edition

Valuation of Ecological Resources Integration of Ecology and Socioeconomics in Environmental Decision Making

256 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

256 Pages
by CRC Press

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 assessments and making sound decisions.... Read more
Approaching the Problem of Ecological Valuation; R. Stahl, Jr., L. Kapustka, R.J.F. Bruins, and W.R. Munns, Jr.
Socio-Cultural Valuation of Ecological Resources; J. Glicken Turnley, M.D. Kaplowitz, O.L. Loucks, B.L. McGee, and T. Dietz
Integrating Economics and Ecological Assessment; R.C. Bishop, J. Lipton, M. Margolis, N. Meade, G.L. Peterson, and A. Randall
Valuation Methods; W.L. Adamowicz, D. Chapman, G. Mancini, W.R. Munns, Jr., A. Stirling, and T. Tomasi
Complexity in Ecological Systems; K. von Stackelberg, S.N. Luoma, R. McCormick, D. Skrabis, E. Dorward-King, and S. Polasky
Organizing and Integrating the Valuation Process; B. Heninger, G. Biddinger, C. Joy, C.L. Kling, D. Reagan, and T.S. Schmidt
Synthesis, Recommendations, and Conclusions; R.J.F. Bruins, W.R. Munns, Jr., L. Kapustka, and R.G. Stahl, Jr.
CASE STUDIES
National Park Establishment, Philippines; D. Reagan
Large PCB-Contaminated River under Superfund: Interface Between Remediation and Restoration; K. von Stackleberg
Extractive Development and the Valuation of Biodiversity and Community Needs in Madagascar; E. Dorward-King
1991 Gulf War Oil Spill: Long-term Impacts on Shoreline Habitats; J. Michel
Example of Valuing the Ecological Benefits from the Clean Air Act and 1990 Amendments; B.T. Heninger
The CALFED Bay-Delta Program: A Case Study in Intertwined Ecological and Environmental Resource Issues; S.N. Luoma

Biography

Ralph G. Stahl Jr., Lawrence A. Kapustka, Wayne R. Munns Jr., Randall J. F. Bruins