The role of economic analysis in guiding the sustainable development of estuarine and coastal ecosystems is investigated based on a comprehensive review of the literature on the valuation of the recreation, cultural and aesthetic services. The implications of the findings for the sustainable...

Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) are generating a lot of attention among conservationists because they have the potential to create new funding opportunities for biodiversity protection and other ecosystem services that contribute to human well-being. A number of recent publications have...

Urban sustainability has been one of the most important issues in the last decades. The modification of watercourses and their integration to power production facilities have resulted in severe environmental impacts around the globe. This study presents a sustainability analysis to examine the...

In many developing world cities, where municipal infrastructure lags urban growth, lower-income communities may compensate by relying on local waterways to meet basic needs for water, sanitation, and recreational space. Access to these environmental services is possible because residents settle...

This study aims to empirically test the effects of negative environmental externalities (i.e. noise pollution) due to construction activities within half to one kilometer (km) radius and how households react to such externalities by increasing the use of air-conditioners to mitigate noise from...

The demand for urban river rehabilitation can be measured through stated preference surveys such as choice experiments, providing information on the welfare estimates of a particular approach. We deploy such a technique in the context of plans to rehabilitate a major river in Jakarta, Indonesia....

Intro -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Contents -- I Introduction -- II Partners Coming Together--Summary, Panel Discussion -- III Partnership Organization and Governance--Summary, Panel Discussion -- IV Partners and Co-production--Summary, Panel Discussion -- V Evaluating Outcomes and...

FrontMatter -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTENTS -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 2 REFRAMING THE PROBLEM -- 3 KNOWLEDGE GAPS, NEW MARKETS, AND POLITICAL WILL -- 4 INDICATORS OF SUSTAINABILITY -- 5 INSTITUTIONALIZING SUSTAINABILITY -- 6 PATHWAYS FORWARD -- REFERENCES -- Appendix A: WORKSHOP AGENDA --...

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Policymakers' Informational Needs -- 3 Models and Analytical Approaches -- 4 Economic Considerations -- 5 Enhancing Analytical Capabilities -- Select Bibliography -- A Workshop Agenda -- B Speaker and Panelist Biographical Information.