Redesigning Environmental Valuation
Mixing Methods within Stated Preference Techniques
Published on 26. June 2007
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-84542-279-0 (ISBN)
Description
This comprehensive volume explores the extent to which the challenges facing stated preference environmental valuation can be overcome through mixing methods. In redesigning stated preference, two approaches are considered: mixing methods within conventional stated preference; and then moving away from the conventional to explore the use of group methods within preference construction and forming a social consensus on willingness to pay. These approaches are assessed in the light of qualitative findings evaluating the applicability of environmental valuation. Providing a step-by-step guide to mixing methods within stated preference surveys, this book will appeal to environmental valuation practitioners and students undertaking post-graduate research into environmental valuation. It will also be of interest to students and practitioners involved in environmental science or related environmental fields.
Reviews / Votes
'In an area where feelings often run high, the author has produced a judicious assessment of the challenges to placing a value on environmental "goods" without a clear market value. Thoughtfully written, Redesigning Environmental Valuation draws on research from multiple disciplines, in creating a rigorous, nuanced approach to ensuring that important consequences are not neglected. In so doing, it shows the way toward integrative social sciences.' -- Baruch Fischhoff, Carnegie Mellon University, US 'This excellent book will reinvigorate interest in environmental valuation by economists and other social scientists. Its focus is clear - it highlights the challenges that face valuation researchers and describes new and better ways of estimating values for the environment by drawing on methods that have evolved in other disciplines. A must read for all researchers interested in environmental valuation.' -- Douglas C. MacMillan, University of Kent, UKMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84542-279-0 (9781845422790)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Neil A. Powe, Lecturer, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University, UK
Content
Contents: 1. Introduction Part I: Methods 2. Need for Public Consultation and Stated Preference 3. Stated Preference: Methods and Challenges 4. Qualitative Methods Part II: Analysing the Results of Mixing Method Studies 5. Interpreting Stated Preference Responses 6. Investigating Sensitivity to Scope Part III: Extending the Role of the Group-Based Approach 7. Constructing Better Preferences? 8. Communal Nature of Stated Preference Conclusion 9. Evaluating and Redesigning Stated Preference Valuation References Index