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Shrimp farming and mangrove loss in Thailand

Suthawan Sathirathai (contributor); … - 2004

Through in-depth case studies of local communities in four distinct coastal areas in Southern Thailand, the authors are able to assess objectively the underlying economic causes, and consequences, of mangrove deforestation due to the expansion of shrimp farms

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Carbon sinks and climate change : forests in the fight against global warming

Hunt, Colin - 2009

"Reforestation and avoiding deforestation are methods of harnessing nature to tackle global warming - the greatest challenge facing humankind. In this book, Colin Hunt deals comprehensively with the present and future role of forests in climate change policy and practice. The author provides...

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The economics of environment and development : selected essays

Barbier, Edward - 1998

The Economics of Environment and Development is a carefully edited selection of Edward Barbier's most influential … developing countries, as well as the long run conditions under which an economy might trade-off environment and growth to achieve …'s remaining wild or natural habitat areas. The final section of the book deals with trade and the environment and focuses on the …

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Valuing the environment in developing countries : case studies

Pearce, Corin (contributor); Palmer, Charles (contributor); … - 2002

issues under the broad themes of water and air quality, biological diversity and forest functions. The economic approaches …pt. 1. Air quality, water supply and water quality -- pt. 2. Valuing biological diversity -- pt. 3. Valuing forest …

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Handbook on contingent valuation

Alberini, Anna (contributor); Kahn, James R. (contributor) - 2006

The Handbook on Contingent Valuation is unique in that it focuses on contingent valuation as a method for evaluating environmental change. It examines econometric issues, conceptual underpinnings, implementation issues as well as alternatives to contingent valuation. Anna Alberini and James Kahn...

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The environmentalism of the poor : a study of ecological conflicts and valuation

Martinez-Alier, Joan - 2002

1. Currents of environmentalism -- 2. Ecological economics : "taking nature into account" -- 3. Indices of (un) sustainability, and neo-Malthusianism -- 4. Political ecology : the study of ecological distribution conflicts -- 5. Mangroves versus shrimps -- 6. The environmentalism of the poor :...

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The dynamics of regions and networks in industrial ecosystems

Davidsdottir, Brynhildur (contributor); … - 2009

Industrial ecology provides a rigorous and comprehensive description of human production and consumption processes in the larger context of environmental and socioeconomic change. This volume offers methodologies for such descriptions, with contributions covering both basic and advanced...

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Environmental valuation in developed countries : case studies

Pearce, David (contributor) - 2006

This is the second of two volumes of case studies that illustrate how environmental economists place values on environmental assets and on the flows of goods and services generated by those assets. This important book assembles studies that discuss broad areas of application of economic...

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Economic valuation with stated preference techniques : a manual

Bateman, Ian (contributor) - 2002

This manual offers a detailed, up-to-date explanation of how to carry out economic valuation using stated preference techniques. It is relevant for the application of these techniques to all non-market goods and services including air and water quality; provision of public open space; health care...

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A dictionary of environmental economics, science, and policy

Grafton, R. Quentin - 2001

Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- Economics for the environment : a primer -- International environmental …

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