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Handbook on contingent valuation [electronic resource] / edited by Anna Alberini, James R. Kahn. - Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, 2006. - 1 online resource (ix, 437 p.) : ill. - Elgar original reference . - Elgar original reference. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Contingent valuation and economic theory -- pt. Econometric and empirical issues in contingent valuation -- pt. 3. Applications.

The Handbook on Contingent Valuation is unique in that it focuses on contingent valuation as a method for evaluating environmental change. It examines econometric issues, conceptual underpinnings, implementation issues as well as alternatives to contingent valuation. Anna Alberini and James Kahn have compiled a comprehensive and original reference volume containing invaluable case studies that demonstrate the implementation of contingent valuation in a wide variety of applications. Chapters include those on the history of contingent valuation, a practical guide to its implementation, the use of experimental approaches, an ecological economics perspective on contingent valuation and approaches for developing nations.

ISBN: 9781845427917 (e-book)

LCCN: 2005049466

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Contingent valuation.
Natural resources--Valuation.
Environmental policy.
Environmental economics.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HB846.55 / .H36 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 333.7/01/51578