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Environmental Policy Analysis for Decision Making
Loomis, John; Helfand, Gloria
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Description for Environmental Policy Analysis for Decision Making
Hardback. This text outlines the roles of environmental policy analysis in design and evaluation of a wide range of environmental policies. It emphasizes methods and tools for performing policy analysis such as benefit-cost analysis as well as supporting tools such as non-market valuation. Series: The Economics of Non-Market Goods and Resources. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
1. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ANALYSIS: WHAT AND WHY? Why environmental policy analysis? Environmental issues are growing in visibility in local, national, and world arenas, as a myriad of human activities leads to increased impacts on the natural world. Issues such as climate change, endangered species, wilderness protection, and energy use are regularly on the front pages of newspapers. Governments at all levels are struggling with how to address these issues. Environmental policy analysis is intended to present the environmental and social impacts of policies, in the hope that better decisions will result when people have better information on which to base ... Read more
1. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ANALYSIS: WHAT AND WHY? Why environmental policy analysis? Environmental issues are growing in visibility in local, national, and world arenas, as a myriad of human activities leads to increased impacts on the natural world. Issues such as climate change, endangered species, wilderness protection, and energy use are regularly on the front pages of newspapers. Governments at all levels are struggling with how to address these issues. Environmental policy analysis is intended to present the environmental and social impacts of policies, in the hope that better decisions will result when people have better information on which to base ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Series
The Economics of Non-Market Goods and Resources
Number of Pages
330
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792365006
SKU
V9780792365006
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Reviews for Environmental Policy Analysis for Decision Making
`...this book provides in one volume a comprehensive overview of the practical issues involved and the tools available for use in the environmental policy making arena and is particularly recommended as a text which brings to life the complex and interesting world of policy analysis.' Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 46:4 (2003) ... Read more