Valuing environmental preferences : theory and practice of the contingent valuation method in the US, EU, and developing countries / edited by Ian J. Bateman and Kenneth G. Willis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bateman, Ian.

Willis, K. G. (Kenneth George)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental economics.

Contingent valuation.

Public goods.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (668 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 accept for its loss. These papers consider the real value of such surveys.

Contents:

CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; 1. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW; PART I: THEORY; 2. THE PLACE OF ECONOMIC VALUES IN ENVIRONMENTAL VALUATION; 3. NEO-CLASSICAL ECONOMIC THEORY AND CONTINGENT VALUATION; 4. THE THEORY AND MEASUREMENT OF PASSIVE-USE VALUE; 5. PUBLIC GOODS AND CONTINGENT VALUATION; 6. ALTERNATIVES TO THE NEO-CLASSICAL THEORY OF CHOICE; PART II: METHODOLOGY; 7. DOUBT, DOUBTS, AND DOUBTERS: THE GENESIS OF A NEW RESEARCH AGENDA?; 8. A PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE; 9. INFORMATION, UNCERTAINTY, AND CONTINGENT VALUATION

10. A MONTE CARLO COMPARISON OF OLS ESTIMATION ERRORS AND DESIGN EFFICIENCIES IN A TWO- STAGE STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLING PROCEDURE FOR A CONTINGENT VALUATION STUDY11. THE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF DISCRETE-RESPONSE CV DATA; 12. MULTI-LEVEL MODELLING AND CONTINGENT VALUATION; 13. STATED-PREFERENCE METHODS FOR VALUING ENVIRONMENTAL AMENITIES; PART III: CASE STUDIES; 14. OPTION AND ANTICIPATORY VALUES OF US WILDERNESS; 15. ELICITATION EFFECTS IN CONTINGENT VALUATION STUDIES; 16. HOUSEHOLD DEMAND FOR IMPROVED SANITATION SERVICES: A CASE STUDY OF CALAMBA, THE PHILIPPINES

PART IV: INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS17. CONTINGENT VALUATION METHODOLOGY AND THE EU INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; 18. CONTINGENT VALUATION METHODOLOGY AND THE US INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; INDEX OF AUTHORS; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; INDEX OF SUBJECTS; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Z

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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ISBN:

9786612052699

0-19-153029-8

1-282-05269-1

OCLC:

57364709