Cost Benefit Analysis And The Environment

Author : Nick Hanley,Clive L. Spash
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105004403494

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Cost-benefit Analysis and the Environment by Nick Hanley,Clive L. Spash Pdf

This lucid, up-to-date book takes a fresh look at the application of cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to environmental problems ranging from wildlife protection to global warming. Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Environment is structured into two parts. Part one provides a critical up-to-date account of the theory and practice of CBA as applied to the environment. Part two focuses on a number of specific case studies, in particular ozone damage to agricultural crops, wilderness land use, recreation and nitrate pollution. The application of CBA to the greenhouse effect is used to illustrate the limitations of the method. The book summarizes the major problems CBA faces in environmental application. This book will be highly relevant for the growing number of undergraduate and post-graduate courses in environmental economics and management, as well as being of interest both to academics researching in these areas, and to other professionals concerned with project appraisal and the environment.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2006-01-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264010055

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Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Environment Recent Developments by OECD Pdf

An in-depth assessment of the most recent conceptual and methodological developments in cost-benefit analysis and the environment.

Author : David William Pearce,Giles Atkinson,Susana Mourato,Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher : Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2006-02-09
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : STANFORD:36105121916139

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Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Environment by David William Pearce,Giles Atkinson,Susana Mourato,Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Pdf

An in-depth assessment of the most recent conceptual and methodological developments in cost-benefit analysis and the environment.

Author : Carla Guerriero
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780128129364

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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Environmental Health Interventions by Carla Guerriero Pdf

Cost-benefit Analysis of Environmental Health Interventions clearly articulates the core principles and fundamental methodologies underpinning the modern economic assessment of environmental intervention on human health. Taking a practical approach, the book provides a step-by-step approach to assigning a monetary value to the health benefits and disbenefits arising from interventions, using environmental information and epidemiological evidence. It summarizes environmental risk factors and explores how to interpret and understand epidemiological data using concentration-response, exposure-response or dose-response techniques, explaining the environmental interventions available for each environmental risk factor. It evaluates in detail two of the most challenging stages of Cost-Benefit Analysis in ‘discounting’ and ‘accounting for uncertainty’. Further chapters describe how to analyze and critique results, evaluate potential alternatives to Cost-Benefit Analysis, and on how to engage with stakeholders to communicate the results of Cost-Benefit Analysis. The book includes a detailed case study how to conduct a Cost-Benefit Analysis. It is supported by an online website providing solution files and detailing the design of models using Excel. Provides a clear understanding of the core theory of cost-benefit analysis in environmental health interventions Provides practical guidance using real-world case studies to motivate and expand understanding Describes the challenging ‘discounting’ and ‘accounting for uncertainty’ problems at chapter length Supported by a practical case study, online solution files, and a practical guide to the design of CBA models using Excel

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264085169

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Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Environment Further Developments and Policy Use by OECD Pdf

This book explores recent developments in environmental cost-benefit analysis (CBA). This is defined as the application of CBA to projects or policies that have the deliberate aim of environmental improvement or are actions that affect, in some way, the natural environment as an indirect consequence

Author : Michael A. Livermore,Richard L. Revesz
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199934386

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The Globalization of Cost-Benefit Analysis in Environmental Policy by Michael A. Livermore,Richard L. Revesz Pdf

This book argues in favor of using cost-benefit analysis globally and examines the positive impact it can have in developing countries using relevant case studies. The book discusses the potential for cost-benefit analysis to provoke a global shift toward stronger and more effective economic policies.

Author : Karine Nyborg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780415586504

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The Ethics and Politics of Environmental Cost-benefit Analysis by Karine Nyborg Pdf

Putting a price tag on the environment is controversial. The aim of this book is to discuss some of the ethical and political issues arising in the context of applied cost-benefit analysis and environmental valuation - and to do so using economic analysis, but in a language accessible to non-specialists. In particular, the author emphasizes the fundamental, but surprisingly often poorly understood distinction between normative and positive analysis, and the implications of this distinction for practical use of cost-benefit analyses.

Author : Nick Hanley,Edward B. Barbier,Edward Barbier
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849802055

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Pricing Nature by Nick Hanley,Edward B. Barbier,Edward Barbier Pdf

An impressive piece of work that deserves to be on every European agricultural economist s bookshelf. Jean-Christophe Bureau, European Review of Agricultural Economics This is an excellent text that could be used in specialist academic courses in environmental and natural resource economics, ecological economics and cost benefit analysis, as well as in interdisciplinary courses in public policy, planning and environmental management. David James, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) is one of the most useful tools of applied economics for the social appraisal of public projects and government policies. Nick Hanley and Edward Barbier show how CBA can be applied to environmental policy choice and environmental resource management. They cover the conceptual underpinnings of CBA, practical methods for applying CBA, and a wide range of case study applications from Europe, North America and developing countries. Issues such as the value of ecosystem services and the special problems posed for CBA by environmental management are brought into close focus. The textbook is aimed at students on inter-disciplinary courses as well as those studying environmental economics, welfare economics and public policy. It will also be of interest to people in the policy community, NGOs and consultancy sectors.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1337474151

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COST-benefit Analysis and the Environment by Anonim Pdf

Author : James H. Meisel,K. Puttaswamaiah
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429610509

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Cost-benefit Analysis by James H. Meisel,K. Puttaswamaiah Pdf

The world is increasingly concerned with bridging the developmental gap between the developed and developing countries. With the establishment of a number of institutions for funding the projects including the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and many other agencies, the need to develop mechanisms to assess economically viable projects is more important than ever. The Social-Cost Benefit Analysis (SCBA) is an important technique used in formulating, appraising, and evaluating projects. It is a facet of applied welfare economics which is increasingly being used to identify and assess public projects in both developing and developed countries. This volume presents a comprehensive view of cost-benefit analysis in its theoretical and applied dimensions. Both theory and case studies are presented. The theoretical setting for Cost-Benefit Analysis is established by the first five chapters-"Spatial General Equilibrium and Cost-Benefit Analysis," by David M. Newbery; "Optimum Growth Theory and Social Time Preference: A Computerized Mathematical Modeling Exercise to Choose a Social Discount Rate," by Sardar M. N. Islam; "A Theoretical Inquiry of the Axiomatic Consistency of Distributional Weights used in Cost-Benefit Analysis," by Giuseppe Munda; "The Output Gap: Measurement, Related Concepts, and Policy Implications," by Parameswar Nandakumar; and "A Methodological Comparison of Theoretical Approaches in Dichotomous Choice Contingent Valuation," by John C. Whitehead. This book will be useful as a reference text by professors and students in project appraisal classes and will be of equal value to analysts, planners, and interested general readers.

Author : Richard L. Revesz,Richard L.. Revesz,Michael A. Livermore
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780195368574

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Retaking Rationality by Richard L. Revesz,Richard L.. Revesz,Michael A. Livermore Pdf

That America's natural environment has been degraded and despoiled over the past 25 years is beyond dispute. Nor has there been any shortage of reasons why-short-sighted politicians, a society built on over-consumption, and the dramatic weakening of environmental regulations. In Retaking Rationality, Richard L. Revesz and Michael A. Livermore argue convincingly that one of the least understood-and most important-causes of our failure to protect the environment has been a misguided rejection of reason. The authors show that environmentalists, labor unions, and other progressive groups have declined to participate in the key governmental proceedings concerning the cost-benefit analysis of federal regulations. As a result of this vacuum, industry groups have captured cost-benefit analysis and used it to further their anti-regulatory ends. Beginning in 1981, the federal Office of Management and Budget and the federal courts have used cost-benefit analysis extensively to determine which environmental, health, and safety regulations are approved and which are sent back to the drawing board. The resulting imbalance in political participation has profoundly affected the nation's regulatory and legal landscape. But Revesz and Livermore contend that economic analysis of regulations is necessary and that it needn't conflict with-and can in fact support-a more compassionate approach to environmental policy. Indeed, they show that we cannot give up on rationality if we truly want to protect our natural environment. Retaking Rationality makes clear that by embracing and reforming cost-benefit analysis, and by joining reason and compassion, progressive groups can help enact strong environmental and public health regulation.

Author : Per-Olov Johansson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1987-10-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521348102

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The Economic Theory and Measurement of Environmental Benefits by Per-Olov Johansson Pdf

A comprehensive survey of developments in the theory of measurement of welfare is applied to issues relevant to environmental economics in this advanced study.

Author : Yannis Karmokolias
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821337386

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Cost Benefit Analysis of Private Sector Environmental Investments by Yannis Karmokolias Pdf

IFC Lessons of Experience Paper No. 2. Describes the International Finance Corporation's experience with various funds in emerging markets and the effects of these financial instruments on development. The instruments include country funds, debt-equity funds, index funds, venture capital funds, private equity funds, local mutual funds, and private pension funds.

Author : Euston Quah,Raymond Toh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136621192

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Cost-Benefit Analysis by Euston Quah,Raymond Toh Pdf

Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is the systematic and analytical process of comparing benefits and costs in evaluating the desirability of a project or programme, often of a social nature and for society as a whole. CBA is fundamental to government decision-making and can be an effective tool for informed decisions on the use of society's scarce resources. This book highlights the main concepts and principles of cost-benefit analysis used in real life cases and actual applications. The book contains rich cases, materials and examples of real life CBA applications with emphasis both on physical and non-physical projects and infrastructure developments in Asia and beyond. The book also discusses techniques frequently used in applied CBA. The first part of the book introduces the key concepts and principles of CBA before Part Two covers some pertinent issues relating to CBA, such as the recent trend of using behavioural economics and frequently used techniques in applied CBA. Finally, in Part Three, case studies are written up to illustrate how CBA is done, and questions for the readers and students to ponder are raised at the end of each chapter. The scope of the case studies is more than just physical infrastructures but will include public sector policies and programmes covering a host of social policies as in health, education, social welfare programmes, and the environment. For each case, there will be illustrations of the key concepts and principles of CBA used. Undertakings analyzed include: the Three Gorges Dam in China the 2008 Beijing Olympics the Costs of Global Warming the Jamuna Bridge in Bangladesh The case studies, many of which have taken or are to take place in developing countries provide a rich background to the principles of the method, and are accompanied by a wealth of explanatory material. As well as being suitable for courses in Cost-Benefit Analysis, Public Finance, Environmental and Health Economics, the book should be of interest to all public policy decision makers and planners.

Author : Per-Olov Johansson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1993-08-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521447925

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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Environmental Change by Per-Olov Johansson Pdf

This book is an advanced text in applied welfare economics and its application to environmental economics. The author goes far beyond the existing literature on the valuation of environmental benefits, deriving sets of cost-benefit rules which can be used to assess private and public sector projects which affect the environment. He explains how valuation studies can be augmented so as to yield the information necessary for decision-making, showing how externalities, taxes, unemployment, risk, irreversibilities, flow and stock pollutants, discounting, and intergenerational distribution should be treated in social cost-benefit analysis. Drawing on a number of empirical illustrations, this book will be of interest not only to those taking advanced courses in environmental economics, welfare economics, and public economics, but also as a reference for those undertaking project evaluations in government and business.