Valuation and the Environment: Theory, Method, and Practice (Advances in Ecological Economics)
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Book Description
This major new book presents recent advances in the theory and practice of environmental valuation and resource management. Leading experts in the field present methodological and empirical evidence for applying valuation methods to ecological policy problems.
The methodological contributions examine such themes as uncertainty, distributional conflict, positional analysis, weak comparability and the need for collective solutions to environmental problems. Case studies are incorporated to support these theoretical reflections. A number of empirical studies are used to demonstrate and evaluate valuation practices in a variety of institutional and policy settings. These range from international environmental issues such as climate change and transboundary atmospheric pollution, to species preservation and coastal ecosystem protection. The contributors conclude that effective and appropriate approaches for evaluation of environmental risks, degradation and benefits must be specifically designed as a function of institutional social and ecological factors.
Valuation and the Environment will be essential reading for students and scholars of environmental and ecological economics, environmental management and regulation, resource management and public policy.
About the Author
Martin O'Connor, Associate Professor of Economic Science, University of Versailles, France
Clive L. Spash, Lecturer, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, UK and is Director of Cambridge Research for the Environment and Vice-President of the European Society for Ecological Economics
Valuation and the Environment: Theory, Method, and Practice (Advances in Ecological Economics),Martin O'Connor,Clive L. Spash,Edward Elgar Publishing,1858985382,Economics - General,Environmental Conservation & Protection - General,Environmental Economics,Environmental Policy,Environmental Science,Environmental Studies,Evaluation,Nature,Nature/Ecology
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