Suchergebnisse

1. Introduction -- 2. Economic criteria for water allocation and valuation -- 3. Water as an economic good -- 4. Appraising flood control investments in the UK -- 5. Cost-benefit analysis and flood control policy in the Netherlands -- 6. Cost-benefit analysis of river restoration in Denmark -- 7. Cost-benefit analysis and complex river basin management in the Stockholm Archipelago in Sweden -- 8. The costs and benefits of implementing the European Urban Waste Water Directive in Greece -- 9. Cost-benefit analysis of the remedial action plan to improve water quality in the Great Lakes in Canada -- 10. Benefit-cost analysis of regulations affecting surface water quality in the United States -- 11. The costs and benefits of a revised European bathing water directive in the Netherlands -- 12. Cost-benefit analysis of improved bathing water quality in the United Kingdom as a result of a revision of the European Bathing Water Directive -- 13. Cost-benefit analysis of large-scale groundwater remediation in France -- 14. Cost-benefit analysis and efficient water allocation in Cyprus -- 15. Cost-benefit analysis, water scarcity and sustainable water use in Spain -- 16. Cost-benefit analysis of urban water supply in Mexico City.

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