Methods for raising awareness of how human s value the environment range from monetary valuation through to greater public participation in decisions. In this book a group of international experts explore innovative alternatives which are critically evaluated and compared. Lessons are drawn from both the successes and failures of different approaches. Case studies address a wide variety of cutting edge environmental problems from agro-forestry and wetlands to climate change, biodiversity and genetically modified organisms.

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Environmental cost-benefit analysis was developed by economists in the belief that monetary valuation of the environmental repercussions of economic activity is essential if the "environment " stands any chance of being included in government and business decisions.

This volume examines the limitations of this monetary approach, and considers the alternatives. Three broad angles from which to view environmental values are presented: applying social psychology concepts which challenge standard approaches; introducing multidimensional and non-monetary techniques; and examining...

Austria s anti-nuclear policies are rooted in the successful anti-nuclear referendum on the Zwentendorf nuclear power plant (Lower Austria) in 1978 and the great impact of the Chernobyl catastrophe on Austria in 1986. Since about 1990, official Austria has pursued anti-nuclear policies not only at home but also abroad. In particular, reactors in Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) are the focal points of Austria s foreign anti-nuclear policies. Strategies include increasing nuclear safety, promoting energy efficiency and sustainable energy sources (such as renewable resources), and...

Dieses Buch zeigt anhand von vier osterreichischen Modellregionen, dass die Einrichtung von Natura 2000-Gebieten mit starken Naturschutzzielen zu positiven regionalwirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen fuhrt. Die betroffenen Regionen konnen von der Einrichtung eines Natura 2000-Gebietes wirtschaftlich profitieren. Die regionalwirtschaftlichen Chancen ergeben sich insbesondere in den Bereichen des Tourismus sowie in geringerem Ausmass in der Landwirtschaft. Die Schutzgebietseinrichtung kann als -Initialzundung- und als Unterstutzung der regionalwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung angesehen werden."