Applied Environmental Economics

A GIS Approach to Cost-Benefit Analysis

Ian J. Bateman, Andrew Lovett, Julii S. Brainard

355 pages, parution le 07/12/2005

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The complex real-world interactions between the economy and the environment form both the focus of and main barrier to applied research within the field of environmental economics. However, geographical information systems (GIS) allow economists to tackle such complexity head on by directly incorporating diverse datasets into applied research rather than resorting to simplifying and often unrealistic assumptions. This innovative book applies GIS techniques to spatial cost-benefit analysis of a complex and topical land use change problem - the conversion of agricultural land to multipurpose woodland - looking in detail at issues such as opportunity costs, timber yield, recreation, carbon storage, etc., and embracing cost-cutting themes such as the evaluation of environmental preferences and the spatial transfer of benefit functions.

First full length analysis of the potential of GIS in environmental and resource economics
Inter-disciplinary appeal - economists, GIS specialists and environmental management
Technical level accessible to all numerate graduate students with lots of real life examples and strong policy relevance

L'auteur - Andrew Lovett

Andrew A. Lovett, University of East Anglia

L'auteur - Julii S. Brainard

Julii S. Brainard, University of East Anglia

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Foreword David W. Pearce
Introduction
Recreation: valuation methods
Recreation: predicting values
Recreation: predicting visits
Timber valuation
Modelling and mapping timber yield and its value
Modelling and valuing carbon sequestration in trees, timber products and forest soils
Modelling opportunity cost: agricultural output values
Cost benefit analysis using GIS
Conclusions and future directions

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Ian J. Bateman, Andrew Lovett, Julii S. Brainard
Parution	07/12/2005
Nb. de pages	355
Format	17,5 x 24,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	715g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521671583
ISBN13	978-0-521-67158-3