TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pearce,David W.(Editor)
AU  - Pearce,Corin(Editor)
AU  - Palmer,Charles(Editor)
TI  - Valuing the environment in developing countries : case studies
SN  - 1840641487
U1  - 363.7056091724 
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Cheltenham, UK, Northampton, MA
PB  - Elgar
KW  - Environmental policy
KW  - Natural resources
KW  - Environmental quality
KW  - Environmental impact analysis
KW  - Economic development projects
N1  - 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
N2  - 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.
ER  -