03184oam 22006615 450 991079143970332120200520144314.01-282-81885-697866128188510-8213-8396-510.1596/978-0-8213-8318-6(CKB)2560000000051506(EBL)606021(OCoLC)669518066(SSID)ssj0000409830(PQKBManifestationID)11279005(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000409830(PQKBWorkID)10347975(PQKB)11620957(MiAaPQ)EBC606021(Au-PeEL)EBL606021(CaPaEBR)ebr10421819(CaONFJC)MIL281885(The World Bank)2010010933(US-djbf)16147478(EXLCZ)99256000000005150620100322d2010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe cost of environmental degradation : case studies from the Middle East and North Africa /Lelia Croitoru and Maria Sarraf, editorsWashington, D.C. :World Bank,c2010.xviii, 168 pages illustrations, map ;23 cmDirections in development.EnvironmentDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-8318-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Symbols; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - Water Degradation; Chapter 3 - Air Pollution; Chapter 4 - Deforestation and Forest Degradation; Chapter 5 - Land Degradation; Chapter 6 - Oil Spill and Waste due to Conflict; Chapter 7 - Implications for Policies, Investments, and Institutions; Index; Back CoverHow much is a cleaner environment worth? For policy makers, that question goes largely unanswered. It's not that the environment is seen as unimportant. It's simply much easier to compare the costs and benefits of tangible projects such as airports and electrical grids, than it is to weigh the merits of a landfill cleanup. Over the past decades, the World Bank has undertaken a systematic effort to put a monetary value on environmental degradation, which results sparked policy changes. This book brings together the best case studies of the Cost of Environmental Degradation undertaken in the MidWorld Bank e-Library.Environmental degradationMiddle EastCase studiesEnvironmental degradationAfrica, NorthCase studiesMiddle EastEnvironmental conditionsCase studiesAfrica, NorthEnvironmental conditionsCase studiesEnvironmental degradationEnvironmental degradation363.700956Croitoru Lelia1481995Sarraf Maria1570511DLCDLCDLCBOOK9910791439703321The cost of environmental degradation3844219UNINA