Screen LibraryPricing nature：cost-benefit analysis and environmental policy
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| Published: |
Edward Elgar,
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| Publisher Address: | Cheltenham, UK Northampton, MA |
| Publication Dates: | c2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | vi, 353 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781845427894 (hbk.) 1845427890 (hbk.) 9781848444706 (pbk.) 1848444702 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | X |
| CLC: | X-01 |
| Call Number: | X-01/H241 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. The tools. The theoretical foundations of CBA ; Stated preference approaches to environmental valuation ; Revealed preference methods (1) : the travel cost model ; Revealed preference methods (2) : hedonic pricing ; Valuing the environment : production function approaches ; Discounting and the discount rate ; CBA in developing countries : what's different? -- Case studies. Valuing ecosystem services ; Costs and benefits of water quality improvements ; Valuing habitat protection ; Cost-benefit analysis and renewable energy ; The strengths and weaknesses of environmental CBA. Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is one of the most useful tools of applied economies for the social appraisal of public projects and government policies. This textbook shows how CBA can be applied to environmental policy choice and environmental resource management. |