"Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is the systematic and analytical process of comparing benefits and costs in evaluating the desirability of a project or programme - often of a social nature. It attempts to answer such questions as whether a proposed project is worthwhile, the optimal scale of a...

Since its independence, Singapore has faced a tradeoff between increasing economic growth and maintaining environmental quality. We qualitatively assess Singapore’s success in managing these tradeoffs. We present, illustrate and discuss seven strategies that have contributed to this, namely...

To determine the amount of environmental goods and services to provide or preserve, it is necessary to weigh society's degree of preference for the environment vis-à-vis other goods and services. This value measure serves to inform the decision-making and policy-making process and thereby...