TY - BOOK AU - Pearce,David W. AU - Pearce,Corin AU - Palmer,Charles ED - Edward Elgar Publishing. TI - Valuing the environment in developing countries: case studies SN - 9781781950968 (e-book) AV - HC59.72.E5 V35 2002 U1 - 363.7/056/091724 21 PY - 2002/// CY - Cheltenham, Northampton, Mass. PB - Elgar KW - Environmental policy KW - Developing countries KW - Cost effectiveness KW - Case studies KW - Natural resources KW - Valuation KW - Environmental quality KW - Environmental impact analysis KW - Economic aspects KW - Economic development projects KW - Electronic books KW - lcsh N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; pt. 1. Air quality, water supply and water quality -- pt. 2. Valuing biological diversity -- pt. 3. Valuing forest functions N2 - In this book, the first of two volumes, the authors provide detailed case studies of valuation techniques that have been used in developing countries. They demonstrate that valuation works and that it can yield significant insights into policy-relevant issues regarding conservation and economic development. The authors address a whole range of environmental issues under the broad themes of water and air quality, biological diversity and forest functions. The economic approaches covered include contingent valuation, hedonic property prices, travel cost methodologies and benefits transfer UR - https://www.elgaronline.com/view/1840641487.xml ER -