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050		4	_aQH76.5.G72 _bE26 2007
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245	0	0	_aEconomic valuation of river systems _h[electronic resource] / _cedited by Fred J. Hitzhusen.
260			_aCheltenham ; _aNorthampton, Mass. : _bEdward Elgar Pub., _c2007.
300			_a1 online resource (xiii, 217 p.) : _bill.
490	1		_aNew horizons in environmental economics series
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_a1. The role of biology and ecological engineering in watershed and river restoration -- 2. Codification, case studies, and methods for economic analysis of river systems -- 3. Estimating willingness to pay for additional protection of Ohio surface waters : contingent valuation of water quality -- 4. The economics of high-head dam removal in an ecological context : a case study of the Ballville Dam, Fremont, Ohio -- 5. The economics of low-head dam removal : a case study on the Salmon River in Fort Covington, New York -- 6. Economic analysis of infrastructure and water quality improvements in the Muskingum River Corridor -- 7. Economic analysis of water quality and recreational benefits of the Hocking River Valley -- 8. Effects of pesticide use and farming practices on water treatment costs in Maumee River Basin communities -- 9. Economic efficiency and distribution evaluation of dredging of toxic sediments and selected dam removal in the Mahoning River -- 10. An economic analysis of Lower Great Miami River segment improvements -- 11. The Cuyahoga River Valley initiative : framing, codification, and preliminary economic analysis in an urban river corridor -- 12. Overview, key findings, and approaches including benefit transfer for generalization of research results.
520			_aThe book applies benefit-cost analysis and a wide array of non-market and distribution economic valuation methods in ecologic context to determine the pay-off and distribution impacts of various infrastructure and water quality improvements to eight river systems in the Great Lakes region of the US. The generally positive results have important implications for public policy and future research.
650		0	_aStream restoration _xEconomic aspects _zGreat Lakes Region (North America) _vCase studies.
650		0	_aWatershed management _xEconomic aspects _zGreat Lakes Region (North America) _vCase studies.
650		0	_aRivers _xEconomic aspects _zGreat Lakes Region (North America) _vCase studies.
650		0	_aSustainable development _zGreat Lakes Region (North America) _vCase studies.
650		0	_aContingent valuation _zGreat Lakes Region (North America) _vCase studies.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2lcsh
700	1		_aHitzhusen, Fredrick J.
710	2		_aEdward Elgar Publishing.
776	1		_z9781845426347 (hardback) _z9781848446403 (pbk.) _z1845426347
830		0	_aNew horizons in environmental economics.
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781845426347.xml
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