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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457564903321

Titolo

Alternatives for environmental valuation / / edited by Michael Getzner, Clive L. Spash and Sigrid Stagl

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-134-38924-8

1-134-38923-X

1-280-10359-0

0-203-41287-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (315 p.)

Collana

Routledge explorations in environmental economics ; ; 4

Classificazione

43.34

83.63

Altri autori (Persone)

GetznerMichael

SpashClive L

StaglSigrid <1965->

Disciplina

179/.1

Soggetti

Environmental ethics

Environmental protection - Moral and ethical aspects

Human ecology - Philosophy

Environmental economics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Exploring alternatives for environmental valuation; Extending the environmental valuation approach; A framework for valuing nature: regional biodiversity; Non-use values and attitudes: wetlands threatened by climate change; Modelling environmental behaviour: socio-psychological simulation; Taking multiple criteria into account; Assessing the quality of different MCDA methods; MCDA and stakeholder participation: valuing forest resources

Confronting risk with precaution: a multi-criteria mapping of genetically modified cropsDeliberation, participation and value expression; Consumer valuation and citizen deliberation: towards a



comparison; Three approaches to valuing nature: forest floodplain restoration; Deliberation and economic valuation: national park management; The challenges of stakeholder participation: agri-environmental policy; Preference transformation through deliberation: protecting world heritage; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The critical analysis carried out within this book by such figures as Nick Hanley and Jonathan Aldered are vital to ensuring that future economic growth is not achieved at the expense of our environment.