In this article we present results from a study of recreation demandfor southern North Carolina beaches. We combine revealed preference andstated preference data in order to estimate the changes in recreation demandthat might occur with beach nourishment and parking improvements necessaryto...

This paper provides a methodology for the estimation of recreational demand functions and values using an ecoregional approach. Ten ecoregions in the continental US were defined based on similarly functioning ecosystem characters. The individual travel cost method was employed to estimate the...

A number of studies have applied non-market valuation techniques to measure the value of cultural goods. Virtually all of these studies are single case applications and rely mostly on stated preferences, such as contingent valuation techniques. We compare the relative value of multiple,...

Diese Doktorarbeit bewertet und analysiert den Wert der Wälder als Erholungsgebiete (Walderholung) in Europa und berücksichtigt dabei Aspekte von Raum und Zeit für die Bewertung bestehender und neuer Wälder. Die Analyse der Werte, die der Walderholung in Europa beigemessen werden, wird...

In this study, pooled time-series, cross-sectional data on 110 Australian companies over the period 1992-1998 is employed to examine whether EVA® is more highly associated with stock returns than conventional accounting-based measures: namely, earnings before extraordinary items, net cash flow...

The aim of this work is identifying and analysing the creation of economic value in an agroindustrial cooperative in the south of Minas Gerais, using the EVA® (Economic Value Added). In specific terms, we sought to analysing investment, financing of operational capital, and the financial...

A theory of value sits at the core of every school of economic thought and directs the allocation of resources to competing uses. Ecological resources complicate the modem neoclassical approach to determining value due to their complex nature, considerable non-market values and the difficulty in...

While many hotel companies have participated in various green initiatives and adopted green policy, when it came to the real purchasing decision, their willingness was not matched by action. There could be many reasons for such inconsistency. Lack of consumer demand, increasing environmental...

Tyrimo objektas – ūkininko ūkio verslo vertė.Tyrimo tikslas – pasiūlyti ūkininko ūkio verslo vertės nustatymo metodiką, kuri padėtų nustatyti galutinį verslo vertės dydį.Tyrimo uždaviniai:• analizuojant mokslininkų darbuose pateiktus vertės apibrėžimus, išnagrinėti...

Risk management practices as described in many leading texts feel counterintuitive to many practitioners and are frequently ignored, despite their being evidently logical and potentially valuable. Such practices are often conceived as a remedial post-planning, audit activity. This paper proposes...