Insect pollination service is widely used in agriculture. This pollination service contributes significantly to the total economic value of crop production and can be valued this way. A better economic valuation is be to assess the welfare loss resulting from insect pollinator decline, this...

The purpose of this paper is to broaden the Terrestrial Transport Infrastructure (TTI) assessment process into the field of Ecosystem Services (ES), i.e., the benefits people derive from ecosystems. Taking into account ES in an ex ante assessment of public infrastructure projects is of critical...

L'objectif de cette note est de présenter et d’articuler quelques analyses pionnières sur cette question d’incommensurabilité – menées en économie ou dans d’autres disciplines - et ce faisant de proposer un éclairage sur la pertinence (et les limites) de la pratique qui consiste à...

The recognition of recreational and conservation benefits of protected areas provides a usable economic rationale for their management. The value of recreational and conservation benefits of the Bãngr-Weoogo urban parks at Ouagadoudou in Burkina Faso is evaluated using choice experiment. We aim...

A travers la problématique des ressources, ce travail questionne la finalité des activités économiques et des modes de production. Il propose une démarche socio-environnementale intégrée et pluri-disciplinaire pour, à travers les droits et les devoirs de l’homme, (1) préserver les...

One of the key challenges in designing agri-environmental schemes targeted at conservation is the determination of the amount of financial resources that should be allocated towards a particular aim such as the conservation of an endangered species. Economists can contribute to an answer by...

Designing agri-environmental schemes targeted at conservation poses the key question of how many financial resources should be allocated to address a particular aim such as the conservation of an endangered species. Economists can contribute to an answer by estimating the 'optimal level of...