Alternatives for Environmental Valuation
1st Edition
Published on 21. October 2004
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-0-415-31012-3 (ISBN)
Description
Methods for raising awareness of how human's value the environment range from monetary valuation through to greater public participation in decisions. In this book a group of international experts explore innovative alternatives which are critically evaluated and compared. Lessons are drawn from both the successes and failures of different approaches. Case studies address a wide variety of cutting edge environmental problems from agro-forestry and wetlands to climate change, biodiversity and genetically modified organisms.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
640 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-31012-3 (9780415310123)
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Michael Getzner | Clive Spash | Sigrid Stagl
Alternatives for Environmental Valuation
Book
04/2006
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Michael Getzner | Clive Spash | Sigrid Stagl
Alternatives for Environmental Valuation
E-Book
10/2004
Routledge
€64.49
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Michael Getzner | Clive Spash | Sigrid Stagl
Alternatives for Environmental Valuation
E-Book
10/2004
Routledge
€64.49
Available for download
Persons
Michael Getzner, Clive Spash, Sigrid Stagl
Content
1. Exploring Alternatives for Environmental Valuation Part 1: Extending the Environmental Valuation Approach 2. A Framework for Valuing Nature: Regional Biodiversity 3. Non-Use Values and Attitudes: Wetlands Threatened by Climate Change 4. Modelling Environmental Behaviour: Socio-Psychological Simulation Part 2: Taking Multiple Criteria into Account 5. Assessing the Quality of Different MCDA Methods 6. MCDA and Stakeholder Participation: Valuing Forest Resources 7. Confronting Risk with Precaution: A Multi-Criteria Mapping of Genetically Modified Crops Part 3: Deliberation, Participation and Value Expression 8. Consumer Valuation and Citizen Deliberation: Towards a Comparison 9. Three Approaches to Valuing Nature: Forest Floodplain Restoration 10. Deliberation and Economic Valuation: National Park Management 11. The Challenges of Stakeholder Participation: Agri-Environmental Policy 12. Preference Transformation Through Deliberation: Protecting World Heritage