Author : Michael A. Livermore
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 26,73 MB
Release : 2013-02-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 019993438X
This book argues in favor of using cost-benefit analysis globally and examines the positive impact it can have in developing countries using relevant case studies. The book discusses the potential for cost-benefit analysis to provoke a global shift toward stronger and more effective economic policies.
Author : Nick Hanley
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 34,14 MB
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 184980205X
An impressive piece of work that deserves to be on every European agricultural economist s bookshelf. Jean-Christophe Bureau, European Review of Agricultural Economics This is an excellent text that could be used in specialist academic courses in environmental and natural resource economics, ecological economics and cost benefit analysis, as well as in interdisciplinary courses in public policy, planning and environmental management. David James, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) is one of the most useful tools of applied economics for the social appraisal of public projects and government policies. Nick Hanley and Edward Barbier show how CBA can be applied to environmental policy choice and environmental resource management. They cover the conceptual underpinnings of CBA, practical methods for applying CBA, and a wide range of case study applications from Europe, North America and developing countries. Issues such as the value of ecosystem services and the special problems posed for CBA by environmental management are brought into close focus. The textbook is aimed at students on inter-disciplinary courses as well as those studying environmental economics, welfare economics and public policy. It will also be of interest to people in the policy community, NGOs and consultancy sectors.
Author : David William Pearce
Publisher : Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 23,92 MB
Release : 2006-02-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
An in-depth assessment of the most recent conceptual and methodological developments in cost-benefit analysis and the environment.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 25,6 MB
Release : 2006-01-30
Category :
ISBN : 926401005X
An in-depth assessment of the most recent conceptual and methodological developments in cost-benefit analysis and the environment.
Author : Nick Hanley
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 42,42 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
This lucid, up-to-date book takes a fresh look at the application of cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to environmental problems ranging from wildlife protection to global warming. Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Environment is structured into two parts. Part one provides a critical up-to-date account of the theory and practice of CBA as applied to the environment. Part two focuses on a number of specific case studies, in particular ozone damage to agricultural crops, wilderness land use, recreation and nitrate pollution. The application of CBA to the greenhouse effect is used to illustrate the limitations of the method. The book summarizes the major problems CBA faces in environmental application. This book will be highly relevant for the growing number of undergraduate and post-graduate courses in environmental economics and management, as well as being of interest both to academics researching in these areas, and to other professionals concerned with project appraisal and the environment.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 15,1 MB
Release : 2018-06-25
Category :
ISBN : 9264085165
This book explores recent developments in environmental cost-benefit analysis (CBA). This is defined as the application of CBA to projects or policies that have the deliberate aim of environmental improvement or are actions that affect, in some way, the natural environment as an indirect consequence
Author : Collectif
Publisher : OECD
Page : 487 pages
File Size : 26,23 MB
Release : 2018-06-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9264062386
This book explores recent developments in environmental cost-benefit analysis (CBA). This is defined as the application of CBA to projects or policies that have the deliberate aim of environmental improvement or are actions that affect, in some way, the natural environment as an indirect consequence. It builds on the previous OECD book by David Pearce et al. (2006), which took as its starting point that a number of developments in CBA, taken together, altered the way in which many economists would argue CBA should be carried out and that this was particularly so in the context of policies and projects with significant environmental impacts. It is a primary objective of the current book not only to assess more recent advances in CBA theory but also to identify how specific developments illustrate key thematic narratives with implications for practical use of environmental CBA in policy formulation and appraisal of investment projects. Perhaps the most significant development is the contribution of climate economics in its response to the challenge of appraising policy actions to mitigate (or adapt to) climate change. Work in this area has increased the focus on how to value costs and benefits that occur far into the future, particularly by showing how conventional procedures for establishing the social discount rate become highly problematic in this intergenerational context and what new approaches might be needed. The contribution of climate economics has also entailed thinking further about uncertainty in CBA, especially where uncertain outcomes might be associated with large (and adverse) impacts.
Author : Yusuf J. Ahmad
Publisher :
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 20,89 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Cost effectiveness
ISBN :
Author : James H. Meisel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 33,37 MB
Release : 2020-10-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0429610505
The world is increasingly concerned with bridging the developmental gap between the developed and developing countries. With the establishment of a number of institutions for funding the projects including the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and many other agencies, the need to develop mechanisms to assess economically viable projects is more important than ever. The Social-Cost Benefit Analysis (SCBA) is an important technique used in formulating, appraising, and evaluating projects. It is a facet of applied welfare economics which is increasingly being used to identify and assess public projects in both developing and developed countries. This volume presents a comprehensive view of cost-benefit analysis in its theoretical and applied dimensions. Both theory and case studies are presented. The theoretical setting for Cost-Benefit Analysis is established by the first five chapters-"Spatial General Equilibrium and Cost-Benefit Analysis," by David M. Newbery; "Optimum Growth Theory and Social Time Preference: A Computerized Mathematical Modeling Exercise to Choose a Social Discount Rate," by Sardar M. N. Islam; "A Theoretical Inquiry of the Axiomatic Consistency of Distributional Weights used in Cost-Benefit Analysis," by Giuseppe Munda; "The Output Gap: Measurement, Related Concepts, and Policy Implications," by Parameswar Nandakumar; and "A Methodological Comparison of Theoretical Approaches in Dichotomous Choice Contingent Valuation," by John C. Whitehead. This book will be useful as a reference text by professors and students in project appraisal classes and will be of equal value to analysts, planners, and interested general readers.
Author : Ian J. Bateman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 20,97 MB
Release : 2003-04-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780521809566
An innovative new application of geographical information systems (GIS) to environmental economics.
