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Comparative environmental economic assessment
Willis, Kenneth George (contributor);  … - 2002
Over the last decade, economists have increasingly recognized the role of meta-analysis and value transfer in synthesizing knowledge and efficiently exploiting the existing pool of knowledge. Comparative Environmental Economic Assessment explores the potential significance of using these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850986
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Sustainable development in Europe : concepts, evaluation and applications
Schubert, Uwe (contributor); Störmer, Eckhard (contributor) - 2007
Evaluating sustainable development is becoming increasingly important in policy making, evaluation practice and the scientific world in general. However, at present, there is neither a generally accepted set of measures and evaluation methods, nor specific standards to be met. Sustainable...
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Applied benefit-cost analysis
Schmitz, Andrew (contributor); Zerbe, Richard O. (contributor) - 2008
Benefit-cost analysis reduces all of the impacts of a proposed policy change to a common unit of measurement. It is used in a wide variety of fields including agriculture, life and health, transportation and the environment. In this single volume the editors, both leading scholars in their...
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Cost-benefit analysis and incentives in evaluation : the structural funds of the European Union
Florio, Massimo (contributor) - 2007
This book provides an authoritative contribution to applied cost-benefit analysis (CBA) and other evaluation methods in the context of the regional policy of the European Union. Through the use of Structural Funds and other financial and regulatory mechanisms, the EU will help to promote...
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Environmental policy analysis with limited information : principles and applications of the transfer method
Desvousges, William H.; Johnson, F. Reed; Banzhaf, H. … - 1998
The transfer study, a technique used in cost-benefit analysis, is an increasingly important tool used by government agencies to assess environmental regulatory policy. This innovative book develops protocols for using the transfer method to approach environmental problems and introduces several...
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Elgar companion to Herbert Simon
Gigerenzer, Gerd (ed.); Modarres-Mousavi, Shabnam (ed.);  … - 2024
"Honoring the life and work of Herbert Simon, this illuminating Companion provides an in-depth survey of one of the most prolific social scientists of our age. Mirroring the breadth of Simon's studies, chapters analyze his contributions to artificial intelligence, economics, entrepreneurship,...
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Valuing nature with travel cost models : a manual
Ward, Frank A. - 2000
1. Support for environmental policy decisions -- 2. History and scope of TCM -- 3. Demand theory and TCM -- 4. Benefits theory and TCM -- 5. Design principles for TCMs -- 6. Design and administration of surveys -- 7. Measurement of the variables -- 8. Data management and analysis -- 9....
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Valuing environment and natural resources
Willis, Kenneth G. - 2012
Over-exploitation of environment and natural resources is becoming increasingly widespread in the modern world. To combat this, environmental economists have attempted to value such resources in order to ensure that they are given due recognition in any ex ante appraisal, or ex post evaluation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852145
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Developments in social impact assessment
Vanclay, Frank - 2014
from the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child', Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics, 13, 11 … Assessment Review, 26 (1), January, 3-14 -- Richard Howitt (2005), 'The Importance of Process in Social Impact Assessment: Ethics …, Methods and Process for Cross-Cultural Engagement', Ethics, Place and Environment, 8 (2), June, 209-21 -- Robert Fisher (2008 …
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Effective federalism and local finance
Ahmad, Ehtisham - 2011
Fiscal federalism has been the subject of much scholarly debate over the years. These volumes successfully bring together seminal articles from the past fifty years to demonstrate how the focus has evolved from 'first generation' to 'second generation' theories of intergovermental relations. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852299