Comparative environmental economic assessment / edited by Raymond J.G.M. Florax, Peter Nijkamp and Kenneth G. Willis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Florax, R. J. G. M., 1956-

Nijkamp, Peter.

Willis, K. G. (Kenneth George)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--Economic aspects.

Environmental policy.

Environmental economics.

Physical Description:

xxi, 362 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : E. Elgar, [2002]

Contents:

1. Meta-analysis and value transfer: comparative assessment of scientific knowledge / Raymond J.G.M. Florax, Peter Nijkamp, Kenneth G. Willis 3

Part I Meta-Analysis and Value Transfer in Economic Research

2. Some parallels in the development of meta-analysis in the natural and social sciences / Reinout Heijungs 19

3. The ceteris paribus clause in the context of meta-analysis and value transfer / Frans Bal, Peter Nijkamp 35

4. The scope of meta-analysis for transport policy impact analysis in environmental economics / Hans Kremers, Peter Nijkamp, Piet Rietveld 47

5. An evaluation of the potential of meta-analysis in value and function transfer / Kenneth J. Button 74

6. Environmental value transfer: state of the art and future prospects / Roy Brouwer 90

Part II The Methodology of Comparative Environmental Economic Assessment

7. Benefit transfer: testing for accuracy and reliability / Olvar Bergland, Kristin Magnussen, Stale Navrud 117

8. Benefit function transfer versus meta-analysis as policy-making tools: a comparison / Stefanie Engel 133

9. Developing a GIS-based methodology for benefit transfers / Ian J. Bateman, Andrew A. Lovett, Julii S. Brainard 154

10. Methodological pitfalls in meta-analysis: publication bias / Raymond J.G.M. Florax 177

11. Meta-analysis: a Bayesian perspective / Chris Brunsdon, Kenneth G. Willis 208

12. Thirty years of aircraft noise value studies: a meta-analysis / Youdi Schipper, Peter Nijkamp, Piet Rietveld 235

13. A cost-benefit analysis of sustainable nature policy in the Dutch Vecht wetlands area / Ernst J. Bos, Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh 246

14. Environmental quality in European space: a methodology for research synthesis / Peter Nijkamp, Marco Geremia, Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh, Erik Verhoef 271

15. Critical success factors for urban energy policies: a meta-analytical comparison / Peter Nijkamp, Maurice Ursem 304

16. Meta-analysis and benefit transfer: synergy, lessons and research agendas / Raymond J.G.M. Florax, Peter Nijkamp, Kenneth G. Willis 337.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1840642602

OCLC:

48965148