Valuation of Ecological Resources: Integration of Ecology and Socioeconomics in Environmental Decision Making

ISBN-13: 9781420062625 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 256 str.

Jr. JR. JR. JR. Wayne R. Munns; Jr. JR. JR. JR. Ralph G. Stahl; Ralph G. Stahl Jr

Opis

Environmental risk managers and decision makers are beset by demands from multiple stakeholders with varying and often mutually exclusive interests. Understanding the trade-offs and implications of different options is critical to making sound and balanced decisions, and this new book examines various alternatives for determining the "value" of complex ecological resources. Discussions on the roles of ecology, sociology, and economics in environmental management shed light on the need for multifaceted information, while other sections explore the scientific underpinnings of ecological valuation. A series of case studies demonstrates the utility of various information sets, tools, and analytical frameworks.

Spis treści

Approaching the Problem of Ecological Valuation; R. Stahl, Jr., L. Kapustka, R.J.F. Bruins, and W.R. Munns, Jr.
Socio-Cultural Valuation of Ecological Resources; J. Glicken Turnley, M.D. Kaplowitz, O.L. Loucks, B.L. McGee, and T. Dietz
Integrating Economics and Ecological Assessment; R.C. Bishop, J. Lipton, M. Margolis, N. Meade, G.L. Peterson, and A. Randall
Valuation Methods; W.L. Adamowicz, D. Chapman, G. Mancini, W.R. Munns, Jr., A. Stirling, and T. Tomasi
Complexity in Ecological Systems; K. von Stackelberg, S.N. Luoma, R. McCormick, D. Skrabis, E. Dorward-King, and S. Polasky
Organizing and Integrating the Valuation Process; B. Heninger, G. Biddinger, C. Joy, C.L. Kling, D. Reagan, and T.S. Schmidt
Synthesis, Recommendations, and Conclusions; R.J.F. Bruins, W.R. Munns, Jr., L. Kapustka, and R.G. Stahl, Jr.
CASE STUDIES
National Park Establishment, Philippines; D. Reagan
Large PCB-Contaminated River under Superfund: Interface Between Remediation and Restoration; K. von Stackleberg
Extractive Development and the Valuation of Biodiversity and Community Needs in Madagascar; E. Dorward-King
1991 Gulf War Oil Spill: Long-term Impacts on Shoreline Habitats; J. Michel
Example of Valuing the Ecological Benefits from the Clean Air Act and 1990 Amendments; B.T. Heninger
The CALFED Bay-Delta Program: A Case Study in Intertwined Ecological and Environmental Resource Issues; S.N. Luoma

O autorze

Ralph G. Stahl Jr., Lawrence A. Kapustka, Wayne R. Munns Jr., Randall J. F. Bruins