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Valuation methods and policy making in environmental economics
This volume considers, in depth, some valuation methods and aspects of cost benefit analysis, and policy making in environmental economics. Part I contains a number of contingent valuation studies for non-market assets. Part II consists of contributions on the valuation of health and life, and deals with the benefits of reduced morbidity from air pollution control. In Part III, cost benefit ana…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780444873828
- Collation
- x, 259 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Series Title
- Studies in environmental science ; 36
- Call Number
- [TLK-LIB-191]
Valuing environmental and natural resources : the econometrics of non-market …
Non-market valuation has become a broadly accepted and widely practised means of measuring the economic values of the environment and natural resources. This book provides a guide to the statistical and econometric practices that economists employ in estimating non-market values.
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781843763888
- Collation
- 1 online resource (xvi, 326 pages) : illustrations
- Series Title
- New horizons in environmental economics.
- Call Number
- [TLK-LIB-190]
The economic valuation of the environment and public policy: a hedonic approach
The importance of the hedonic valuation approach in public policy evaluation and environmental value estimation is now widely accepted. This text is especially designed to illustrate the basic assumptions of the hedonic approach and highlight the strengths and weaknesses associated with it. Combining rigorous theoretical analysis, detailed empirical studies and an extensive history of hedonic v…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781843761686
- Collation
- xv, 167 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Series Title
- New horizons in environmental economics
- Call Number
- [TLK-LIB-189]
Environmental and resource valuation with revealed preferences: a theoretical…
Environmental and Resource Valuation with Revealed Preferences: A Theoretical Guide to Empirical Models provides a systematic review of those economic approaches for valuing the environment and natural resources that use information on what people do, not what they say. The authors have worked on models of revealed preferences for valuing environmental and natural resources for several decades …
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780792365013
- Collation
- xv, 374 p. : some ill. ; 25 cm.
- Series Title
- The economics of non-market goods and resources ; v. 7
- Call Number
- [TLK-LIB-188]
Environmental Valuation in developed countries: case studies
This is the second of two volumes of case studies that illustrate how environmental economists place values on environmental assets and on the flows of goods and services generated by those assets. The first volume Valuing the Environment in Developing Countries illustrates methodologies and applications of valuation techniques in the developing world; this volume concentrates on developed or `…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781840641479
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- xiii, 458 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- [TLK-LIB-187]
Economic valuation of river systems
It is rare to find a book that attempts to integrate physical, biological and social sciences (economics) to address environmental problems, but this book does a great job of it. It is also rare to find a book that addresses both the benefits and the costs of river restoration, and again this book delivers. This collection of case studies provides an informative and practical guide to conductin…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781845426347
- Collation
- xiii, 217 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- Series Title
- New horizons in environmental economics
- Call Number
- [TLK-LIB-186]
Tropical rainforests and agroforests under global change: ecological and soci…
Tropical rainforests are disappearing due to agricultural intensification and climate change, causing irreversible losses in biodiversity and associated ecosystem functioning. Ecosystem properties and human well-being are profoundly influenced by environmental change, which is often not considered during land use intensification. Understanding these processes needs an integrated scientific appr…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783642004933
- Collation
- xv, 531 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ;
- Series Title
- Environmental science and engineering (Springer (Firm))
- Call Number
- [TLK-LIB-185]
Burton field guide for industrial hygiene
Raw technical data from an engineering perspective makes this book a uniquely useful tool. Everything you'd need to know in a concise, handy format on common industrial gases and chemicals, checklists for exhaust fan maintenance, indoor air contaminant sources and much more. Chapters include terms and equations, nomographs and charts, thermal conditions, ergonomics, PPE and respirators, standar…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781628702019
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- 1 online resource (138 pages) : illustrations
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- [TLK-LIB-184]
Continuous monitoring for hazardous material release
Whether occurring accidentally or through acts of terrorism, catastrophic chemical releases must be identified early in order to mitigate their consequences. Continuous sensor monitoring can detect catastrophic chemical releases early enough to curb extreme amounts of damage. In several notable instances, such monitors have not been used appropriately, or have fallen short of what they should h…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780470925157
- Collation
- CCPS concept book.
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- 1 online resource (x, 86 pages) : illustrations.
- Call Number
- [TLK-LIB-182]
Modeling water quality in distribution systems
Updated and expanded from the 1998 edition, this comprehensive text discusses the use of water quality modeling, including EPANET, and its potential for understanding the effects of contaminated transport in drinking water distribution systems. Chapters outline the major elements involved in water quality modeling and the development and application of water quality models
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- 2nd ed.
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781583218167
- Collation
- xxv, 400 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., (some col.)
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- [TLK-LIB-181]
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