Contingent valuation and endangered species
1996
Jakobsson, Kristin M. | Dragun, Andrew K.
This clear and concise book provides a comprehensive and rigorous examination of the contingent valuation method as applied to the profound social problem of biodiversity conservation.
Show more [+] Less [-]The contingent valuation method allows the explicit identification and valuation of the non-use values of species in a way which has not been possible before. This new book offers a rigorous state-of-the-art evaluation of the theoretical and statistical issues central to the contingent valuation method as well as a hands-on account of the design, implementation and analysis of contingent valuation survey of species conservation benefits. Contingent Valuation and Endangered Species includes a comprehensive account of efforts at endangered species protection in Australia and New Zealand as well as current developments in the United States.
Show more [+] Less [-]This comprehensive appraisal of the problems and economics of biodiversity conservation will be welcomed by researchers and practitioners as an explicit hands-on application of the contingent valuation method.
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Publisher E. Elgar | Cheltenham, UK ; Brookfield, Vt., US : E. Elgar, ©1996
Publisher E. Elgar | Cheltenham, UK ; Brookfield, Vt., US : E. Elgar, ©1996
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