Cost-benefit Analysis and the Environment: Recent Developments

This book provides an in-depth assessment of the most recent conceptual and methodological developments in the use of cost-benefit analysis where environmental issues are involved. Cost-benefit analysis is considered from its theoretical foundations and details are given of the stages involved in a cost-benefit analysis, decision rules, dealing with costs, total economic value, revealed preference valuation, stated preference valuation, option value, valuing ecosystem services, value of health / life, and equity including deriving the value of a statistical life, sustainability, benefits transfer, decision-making guidance and political economy.

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  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

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• Authors:
  • Pearce, David w
  • Atkinson, Giles
  • Mourato, Susana
• Publication Date: 2006-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: 315 p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Decision making; Economics; Environment; Environmental protection; Health; Mathematical analysis; Nonlinear systems; Policy; Properties of materials; Stated preferences; Stochastic processes; Sustainable development; Traffic; Traffic congestion; Value engineering; Variables
• Uncontrolled Terms: Selection
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Economics; Environment; Highways; Materials; Operations and Traffic Management; Policy; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01038276
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 92-64-01004-1
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 19 2006 10:47AM