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It is rare to find a book that attempts to integrate physical, biological and social sciences (economics) to address environmental problems, but this book does a great job of it. It is also rare to find a book that addresses both the benefits and the costs of river restoration, and again this book delivers. This collection of case studies provides an informative and practical guide to conducting economic analyses of many different types of river restoration. Scientists interested in quantifying the benefits and costs of river restoration will gain a very quick and thorough education from the case studies presented in this book.
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Economic Valuation of River Systems
NEW HORIZONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS Series Editors: Wallace E. Oates, Professor of Economics, University of Maryland, College Park and University Fellow, Resources for the Future, USA and Henk Folmer, Professor of Research Methodology, Groningen University and Professor of General Economics, Wageningen University, The Netherlands This important series is designed to make a significant contribution to the development of the principles and practices of environmental economics. It includes both theoretical and empirical work. International in scope, it addresses issues of current and future concern in both East and West and in developed and developing countries. The main purpose of the series is to create a forum for the publication of high quality work and to show how economic analysis can make a contribution to understanding and resolving the environmental problems confronting the world in the twenty-first century. Recent titles in the series include: Climate Change and the Economics of the World’s Fisheries Examples of Small Pelagic Stocks Edited by Rögnvaldur Hannesson, Manuel Barange and Samuel F. Herrick Jr The Theory and Practice of Environmental and Resource Economics Essays in Honour of Karl-Gustaf Löfgren Edited by Thomas Aronsson, Roger Axelsson and Runar Brännlund The International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics 2006/2007 A Survey of Current Issues Edited by Tom Tietenberg and Henk Folmer Choice Modelling and the Transfer of Environmental Values Edited by John Rolfe and Jeff Bennett The Impact of Climate Change on Regional Systems A Comprehensive Analysis of California Edited by Joel Smith and Robert Mendelsohn Explorations in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Essays in Honor of Gardner M. Brown, Jr. Edited by Robert Halvorsen and David Layton Using Experimental Methods in Environmental and Resource Economics Edited by John A. List Economic Modelling of Climate Change and Energy Policies Carlos de Miguel, Xavier Labandeira and Baltasar Manzano The Economics of Global Environmental Change International Cooperation for Sustainability Edited by Mario Cogoy and Karl W. Steininger Redesigning Environmental Valuation Mixing Methods within Stated Preference Techniques Neil A. Powe Economic Valuation of River Systems Edited by Fred J. Hitzhusen
Economic Valuation of River Systems Edited by
Fred J. Hitzhusen Professor of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, The Ohio State University, USA
NEW HORIZONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
Edward Elgar Cheltenham, UK • Northampton, MA, USA
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