This paper examines a proposal to incorporate the use of wetlands in water quality trading (WQT) programs in order to meet national wetlands goals and advance WQT. It develops a competitive WQT model wherein wetland services are explicitly considered. To participate in a WQT program, an...

chapter 1 Introduction to Economic Jargon and Decision Tools -- chapter 2 A Closer Look atValuation Methods and Their Uses -- chapter 3 Valuing the Restoration of Acidic Streams in the Appalachian Region A Stated Choice Method -- chapter 4 Using Hedonic Modeling to Value AMD Remediation in the...

1. Background and introduction / Hale W. Thurston -- 2. Costs and effectiveness of stormwater management practices / Peter T. Weiss, John S. Gulliver, and Andrew J. Erickson -- 3. Economic costs, benefits, and achievability of low-impact development-based stormwater regulations / John B. Braden...