chapter 1 Approaching the Problem of Ecological Valuation -- chapter 2 Sociocultural Valuation of Ecological Resources -- chapter 3 Integrating Economics and Ecological Assessment -- chapter 4 Valuation Methods -- chapter 5 Complexity in Ecological Systems -- chapter 6 Organizing and Integrating...

We delineate the various ways in which rights to environmental and other resources can be assigned to individuals or groups. We then examine models of individual and group interactions, drawing out their implications for the ways in which resources will be utilized and managed under various...