Environmental Valuation in Developed Countries: Case Studies

Contents: David Pearce (1941-2005): A Tribute1. Introduction: Valuing Environments in the Rich WorldDavid PearcePART I: NATURAL RESOURCES: FORESTS, BIODIVERSITY, WATER AND ENERGY2. Cost-Benefit Analysis of Irish Forest Policy J. Peter Clinch3. Costs and Benefits of UK Forestry Policy Bob Crabtree4. Valuing Changes in Farmland Biodiversity Using Stated Preference TechniquesMike Christie, Nick Hanley, John Warren, Tony Hyde, Kevin Murphy and Robert Wright5. Implications of Declining Discount Rates for UK Climate Change Policy Ben Groom, Cameron Hepburn, Phoebe Koundouri and David Pearce 6. Valuing Perceived Risk of Genetically Modified Food: A Meta-AnalysisClare Hall, Dominic Moran and David Allcroft7. Valuing Water Quality Changes in the Netherlands Using Stated Preference Techniques Roy Brouwer8. Measuring Environmental Externalities in the Electric Power SectorPatrik Soderholm and Thomas Sundqvist9. Quantifying the Environmental Impacts of Renewable Energy: The Case of Swedish Wind PowerKristina EkPART II: AMENITY AND WATER QUALITY10. Underground or Overground? Measuring the Visual Disamenity from Overhead Electricity Transmission LinesGiles Atkinson, Brett Day and Susana Mourato11. Using Choice Experiments to Value Urban Green SpaceCraig Bullock12. Valuing the Environmental Benefits of Water Industry Investment in England and WalesBruce Horton and Jonathan Fisher13. Valuing Water Service Level Changes: A Random Utilty Approach and Benefit Transfer ComparisonKenneth Willis and Riccardo Scarpa14. The Value of a Tidier Thames: Willingness to Pay to Reduce Sewage OverflowSusana Mourato, Ece A-zdemiroglu, Giles Atkinson, Jodi Newcombe and Yvette de Garis15. Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Prevention of EutrophicationIan Bateman, Brett Day, Diane Dupont, Stavros Georgiou, Nuno Goncalo Matias, Sanae Morimoto and Logakanthi Subramanian16. Is it Worth Revising the European Bathing Water Directive? A Choice ExperimentSusana Mourato, Allan Provins, Ece A-zdemiroglu, Stavros Georgiou and Jodi Newcombe17. Hedonic Price Analysis of Road Traffic Noise NuisanceBrett Day, Ian Bateman and Iain LakePART III: VALUATION AND SECTORAL GREEN ACCOUNTING18. Towards Green Sectoral Accounts for UK AgricultureJodi Newcombe, Ece A-zdemiroglu and Giles Atkinson19. Scale Issues and Scaling Procedures in Integrated Water AccountingRoy Brouwer, Sjoerd Schenau and Rob van der VeerenIndex

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