The economic value of water quality / edited by John C. Bergstrom, Kevin J. Boyle, Gregory L. Poe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bergstrom, John C. (John Clark)

Boyle, Kevin J.

Poe, Gregory L.

Series:

New horizons in environmental economics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water-supply--Economic aspects--United States.

Water-supply.

Drinking water--Economic aspects--United States.

Drinking water.

Water quality management--United States.

Water quality management.

Drinking water--Economic aspects.

Water-supply--Economic aspects.

United States.

Physical Description:

xiv, 173 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, [2001]

Contents:

1. Economic Value of Water Quality: Introduction and Conceptual Background / John C. Bergstrom, Kevin J. Boyle, Gregory L. Poe 1

2. Determinants of Ground Water Quality Values: Georgia and Maine Case Studies / John C. Bergstrom, Kevin J. Boyle, Mitsuyasu Yabe 18

3. Information and the Valuation of Nitrates in Ground Water, Portage County, Wisconsin / Gregory L. Poe, Richard C. Bishop 38

4. Measuring the Value of Protecting Ground Water Quality from Nitrate Contamination in Southeastern Pennsylvania / Donald J. Epp, Willard Delavan 66

5. Ground Water, Surface Water, and Wetlands Valuation in Ohio / Alan Randall, Damitha DeZoysa, Side Yu 83

6. Assessing the Accuracy of Benefits Transfers: Evidence From a Multi-Site Contingent Valuation Study of Ground Water Quality / Timothy P. VandenBerg, Gregory L. Poe, John R. Powell 100

7. Benefits Transfer: The Case of Nitrate Contamination in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Maine / Willard Delavan, Donald J. Epp 121

8. A Preliminary Meta Analysis of Contingent Values for Ground Water Quality Revisited / Gregory L. Poe, Kevin J. Boyle, John C. Bergstrom 137.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1840640472

OCLC:

46640752