Valuing the environment in developing countries : case studies
Valuing the environment in developing countries : case studies
- Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Elgar, ©2002.
- xii, 585 p. : illustrations ;
Included Index.
1. Introduction --
Part I. Air quality, water supply, and water quality --
2. Quantifying and valuing life expectancy changes due to air pollution in developing countries --
3. Valuing river water quality in China --
4. Valuing improvements to sanitation in Malaysia --
5. Valuing dryland water supply in Zimbabwe --
6. Willingness to pay for improved water quality in Kathmandu --
Part II. Valuing biological diversity --
7. Conflicts in conservation: the many values of the black rhinoceros --
8. Optimal ecotourism: the economic value of the giant panda in China --
9. Valuing visits to game parks in South Africa --
10. The economic returns to wildlife management in southern Africa --
11. The economic value of pollution damage in the Pantanal --
12. Valuing a marine park in Malaysia --
Part III. Valuing forest functions --
13. Tropical forest values in Mexico --
14. Can carbon trading reduce deforestation by slash-and-burn farmers? --
15. Using an income accounting framework to value non-timber forest products --
16. The economic value of Mount Cameroon: alternative land use options --
17. Is sustainable forestry economically possible? --
18. Economic analysis of alternative mangrove management strategies in Cambodia --
19. Economic analysis of tropical forest land use options in Cambodia --
Index.
The substantial and growing interest in the monetary valuation of preferences for environmental improvement, and against environmental damage, has prompted a demand for case studies illustrating methodologies and applications of valuation techniques.
1840641487 9781840641486 1843768496 9781843768494
Environmental policy
Natural resources
Environmental quality
Environmental impact analysis
Economic development projects
363.7056091724 / VAL
Included Index.
1. Introduction --
Part I. Air quality, water supply, and water quality --
2. Quantifying and valuing life expectancy changes due to air pollution in developing countries --
3. Valuing river water quality in China --
4. Valuing improvements to sanitation in Malaysia --
5. Valuing dryland water supply in Zimbabwe --
6. Willingness to pay for improved water quality in Kathmandu --
Part II. Valuing biological diversity --
7. Conflicts in conservation: the many values of the black rhinoceros --
8. Optimal ecotourism: the economic value of the giant panda in China --
9. Valuing visits to game parks in South Africa --
10. The economic returns to wildlife management in southern Africa --
11. The economic value of pollution damage in the Pantanal --
12. Valuing a marine park in Malaysia --
Part III. Valuing forest functions --
13. Tropical forest values in Mexico --
14. Can carbon trading reduce deforestation by slash-and-burn farmers? --
15. Using an income accounting framework to value non-timber forest products --
16. The economic value of Mount Cameroon: alternative land use options --
17. Is sustainable forestry economically possible? --
18. Economic analysis of alternative mangrove management strategies in Cambodia --
19. Economic analysis of tropical forest land use options in Cambodia --
Index.
The substantial and growing interest in the monetary valuation of preferences for environmental improvement, and against environmental damage, has prompted a demand for case studies illustrating methodologies and applications of valuation techniques.
1840641487 9781840641486 1843768496 9781843768494
Environmental policy
Natural resources
Environmental quality
Environmental impact analysis
Economic development projects
363.7056091724 / VAL