This is a practical book with clear descriptions of the most commonly used nonmarket methods. The first chapters of the book provide the context and theoretical foundation of nonmarket valuation along with a discussion of data collection procedures. The middle chapters describe the major stated- and revealed-preference valuation methods. For each method, the steps involved in implementation are laid out and carefully explained with supporting references from the published literature. The final chapters of the book examine the relevance of experimentation to economic valuation, the transfer of existing nonmarket values to new settings, and assessments of the reliability and validity of nonmarket values.

This book is relevant to individuals in many professions at all career levels. Professionals in government agencies, attorneys involved with natural resource damage assessments, graduate students, and others will appreciate the thorough descriptions of how to design, implement, and analyze a nonmarket valuation study.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Valuing Environmental Goods and Services: An Economic Perspective.- Chapter 2. Conceptual Framework for Nonmarket Valuation.- Chapter 3. Collecting Nonmarket Valuation Data.- Chapter 4. Contingent Valuation in Practice.- Chapter 5. Choice Experiments.- Chapter 6. Travel cost Models.- Chapter 7. Hedonics.- Chapter 8. Averting Behavior Methods.- Chapter 9. Substitution Methods.- Chapter 10. Experimental Methods in Valuation.- Chapter 11. Benefit Transfer.- Chapter 12. Reliability and Validity in Nonmarket Valuation.