Category: Book

The Wealth of Nature – Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity and Human Well-Being

By CostBenefit on Feb 22, 2010 | In General, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Land + Water, Preservation & Open Space, Endangered Species, Ecosystem Valuation, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Book, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits, Press Release (May be biased) | Send feedback »

The Wealth of Nature was unveiled on November 9, 2009 by CEMEX, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Conservation International (CI), the International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP) and The Wild Foundation at the 9th W… more »

Energy, Natural Resources and Environmental Economics

By CostBenefit on Feb 18, 2010 | In General, Energy, Europe, Regulatory Analysis, Book, Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

From the publisher:The book consists of a collection of articles (survey and research) describing the area of energy, natural resources and environmental economics. The contents of the book is divided into four sections. The first part considers petrol… more »

Bottom Line Green: New Book Provides Practical Steps for Cities to Save Money

By CostBenefit on Nov 10, 2009 | In General, Energy, U.S., Savings, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Book, Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

In their new book, “Bottom Line Green,” NLC Past President James Hunt and co-author Mike Conduff present 10 strategies city leaders can use to effectively reduce municipal energy use and save taxpayer dollars while also relieving pressure on natural reso… more »

New Book: Pricing Nature: Cost–Benefit Analysis and Environmental Policy

By CostBenefit on Nov 3, 2009 | In General, Water, Energy, U.S., U.K., Academic Study/Journal Article, Preservation & Open Space, Endangered Species, Ecosystem Valuation, Regulatory Analysis, Book, Hedonic Analysis, Travel Cost Method, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits | 1 feedback »

From the publisher:Cost–Benefit Analysis (CBA) is one of the most useful tools of applied economics for the social appraisal of public projects and government policies. This textbook shows how CBA can be applied to environmental policy choice and envir… more »

Greening Our Built World: Costs, Benefits, and Strategies

By CostBenefit on Oct 29, 2009 | In Air, Water, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Green Buildings, Real Estate Construction Housing, Savings, Book, Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

From the Publisher: “Green” buildings—buildings that use fewer resources to build and to sustain—are commonly thought to be too expensive to attract builders and buyers. But are they? The answer to this question has enormous consequences, since resident… more »
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