LEADER 03184oam 22006615 450 001 9910791439703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-81885-6 010 $a9786612818851 010 $a0-8213-8396-5 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-8318-6 035 $a(CKB)2560000000051506 035 $a(EBL)606021 035 $a(OCoLC)669518066 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000409830 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11279005 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000409830 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10347975 035 $a(PQKB)11620957 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC606021 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL606021 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10421819 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL281885 035 $a(The World Bank)2010010933 035 $a(US-djbf)16147478 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000051506 100 $a20100322d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 04$aThe cost of environmental degradation : $ecase studies from the Middle East and North Africa /$fLelia Croitoru and Maria Sarraf, editors 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cWorld Bank,$dc2010. 215 $axviii, 168 pages $cillustrations, map ;$d23 cm 225 0 $aDirections in development.$aEnvironment 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-8318-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 Cover 330 $aHow much is a cleaner environment worth? For policy makers, that question goes largely unanswered. It's not that the environment is seen as unimportant. It's simply much easier to compare the costs and benefits of tangible projects such as airports and electrical grids, than it is to weigh the merits of a landfill cleanup. Over the past decades, the World Bank has undertaken a systematic effort to put a monetary value on environmental degradation, which results sparked policy changes. This book brings together the best case studies of the Cost of Environmental Degradation undertaken in the Mid 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 606 $aEnvironmental degradation$zMiddle East$vCase studies 606 $aEnvironmental degradation$zAfrica, North$vCase studies 607 $aMiddle East$xEnvironmental conditions$vCase studies 607 $aAfrica, North$xEnvironmental conditions$vCase studies 615 0$aEnvironmental degradation 615 0$aEnvironmental degradation 676 $a363.700956 701 $aCroitoru$b Lelia$01481995 701 $aSarraf$b Maria$01570511 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791439703321 996 $aThe cost of environmental degradation$93844219 997 $aUNINA