How can we value the environment, this is the crucial issue that this book debates. The critical analyses carried out within the book by such figures as Nick Ha

This volume consists of papers covering six key topics: cost-benefit analysis; the approaches of economists and ecologists; the pros and cons of alternative val

The questionnaire-based Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) asks people what would they be willing to pay for an environmental good or attribute, or willing to ac

This companion volume to Economic Instruments for Environmental Management presents essential information on the applications of economic valuation to environme

The monetary valuation of environmental goods and services has evolved from a fringe field of study in the late 1970s and early 1980s to a primary focus of envi