Category: Ecosystem Valuation

Public Values for River Restoration Options on the Middle Rio Grande

By CostBenefit on Jan 23, 2010 | In Water, Land + Water, Academic Study/Journal Article, Preservation & Open Space, Endangered Species, Ecosystem Valuation, Southwest--AZ,TX,NM, Contingent Valuation, Surveys,.., Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

Abstract: River restoration is a widespread phenomenon. This reflects strong public values for conservation, though missing are studies explicitly justifying restoration expenditures. Public restoration benefits are not well quantified, nor are public pr… more »

Bequest Values for Marine Resources: How Important for Indigenous Communities in Less-Developed Economies?

By CostBenefit on Jan 21, 2010 | In Water, Academic Study/Journal Article, Ecosystem Valuation, Methods, Contingent Valuation, Surveys,.., Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

Abstract: Communities owning and living on ancestral land tend to have a strong sense of stewardship over the land and its resources, which may translate into an economic value to present generations of being able to pass on ancestral lands to future gen… more »

Economic Valuation of Environmental Damages due to the Prestige Oil Spill in Spain

By CostBenefit on Jan 20, 2010 | In Land + Water, Europe, Academic Study/Journal Article, Oil/Gasoline/Benzene, Beaches and Erosion, Ecosystem Valuation, Contamination Cost, Contingent Valuation, Surveys,.., Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

Abstract: This paper presents a parametric and non-parametric analysis of data from a contingent valuation study (CVM) conducted to estimate environmental use and passive use losses due to the Prestige oil spill. This is the first CVM study conducted in… more »

Recreational, Cultural and Aesthetic Services from Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems

By CostBenefit on Jan 13, 2010 | In Water, Non-Environmental, Land + Water, Europe, Academic Study/Journal Article, Beaches and Erosion, Ecosystem Valuation, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits, Recreation, Socio-Political-Cognitive-Economics | Send feedback »

Abstract: The role of economic analysis in guiding the sustainable development of estuarine and coastal ecosystems is investigated based on a comprehensive review of the literature on the valuation of the recreation, cultural and aesthetic services. The… more »

TEEB report released on the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity

By CostBenefit on Nov 14, 2009 | In General, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Land + Water, Government Report, Academic Study/Journal Article, Endangered Species, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Ecosystem Valuation, Regulatory Analysis, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits, Press Release (May be biased), Free Report at Time of Entry | Send feedback »

According to The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TREEB) study hosted by the UN Environment Programme issued on November 13, 2009 Policy-makers who factor the planet’s multi-trillion dollar ecosystem services into their national and internationa… more »
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