The aspects of environment's protection play double role in determining human's health- direct which was illustrated, by among others, Lalonde in his concept called the fields of health and indirect by being part of a methodology used in health economics. Improving quality of air, reducing its'...

Natural resources like air, water (including ground water), land and vegetation are valuable resources that are often not valued in market. Economic valuation aids exploration of the value of services provided by these resources, or to estimate damages made to them. A study was carried out in...

There is no abstract for this book chapter. It outlines one of the commonly used methods of valuing environmental improvements, discussing the implicit assumptions about perceptions that are embedded in this approach