Economic valuation techniques for the environment : a case study workbook / edited by John A. Dixon and Maynard M. Hufschmidt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dixon, John A., 1946-

Hufschmidt, Maynard M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--Cost effectiveness.

Environmental policy.

Economic development projects--Cost effectiveness.

Economic development projects.

Physical Description:

xx, 203 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [1986]

Contents:

The role of economics in valuing environmental effects of development projects / by John A. Dixon

A hypothetical case study, the Lake Burley Fishery Project / by David E. James

Time horizons, discounting, and computational aids / by John A. Dixon and Anton D. Meister

Case studies from Asia

Economic valuation of environmental quality aspects of upland agricultural projects in Korea / by Sung-Hoon Kim and John A. Dixon

Tongonan Geothermal Power Plant Project in Leyte, Philippines / adapted by Somluckrat Grandstaff from materials prepared by Beta Balagot

Valuation of losses of marine product resources caused by coastal development to Tokyo Bay / adapted by Maynard M. Hufschmidt and John A. Dixon from materials prepared by Yuzuru Hanayama and Ikuo Sano

Evaluation of Lumpinee Public Park in Bangkok, Thailand / adapted by Somluckrat Grandstaff and John A. Dixon from materials prepared by Siriwut Eutrirak and Somluckrat Grandstaff

The Nam Pong Water Resources Project in Thailand / adapted by Maynard M. Hufschmidt from a paper prepared by Ruangdej Srivardhana

Selected policy options for fuelwood production and use in the Philippines / adapted by John A. Dixon from materials prepared by Eric L. Hyman

Systematic analysis of water pollution control options in a suburban region of Beijing, China / adapted by Maynard M. Hufschmidt from a report prepared by Fu Guowei ... [et al.].

Notes:

Includes bibliographies and index.

ISBN:

0801833523

0801833086

OCLC:

13159317