Cost-benefit analysis and the environment /
by Nick Hanley
- Hants: Edward Elgar, 2003.
- x, 278 p.
1.Introduction-- 2.The welfare foundations of CBA-- 3.Valuing environment goods : The contingent valuation method-- 4.Valuing environment good : The hedonic pricing method-- 5.Valuing environment good : The travel cost method -- 6.Valuing environment good : Production function approaches-- 7.How good are our valuation method-- 8.Discounting and the environment -- 9.irresponsibility , ecosystem complexity, institutional capture and sustainability-- II Case studies-- 10..Tropospheric ozone damage to agricultural crops-- 11.Costs and benefits of controlling nitrate pollution-- 12.Valuing habitat protection-- 13.Cost-Benefit analysis and the greenhouse effect-- 14.Environmental limits to CBA
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This lucid, up-to-date book takes a fresh look at the application of cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to environmental problems ranging from wildlife protection to global warming.