Description
The contingent valuation method allows the explicit identification and valuation of the non-use values of species in a way which has not been possible before. This new book offers a rigorous state-of-the-art evaluation of the theoretical and statistical issues central to the contingent valuation method as well as a hands-on account of the design, implementation and analysis of contingent valuation surveys of the benefits of species conservation. Contingent Valuation and Endangered Species includes a comprehensive account of efforts at endangered species protection in Australia and New Zealand as well as current developments in the United States.
This comprehensive appraisal of the problems and economics of biodiversity conservation will be welcomed by researchers and practitioners as an explicit hands-on application of the contingent valuation method.
About the Author
Kristin M. Jakobsson, formerly Associate Professor of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden and Andrew K. Dragun, Formerly Dean, Faculty of Economics, Business and Law, University of New England, Australia Foreword by Michael Hanemann
Reviews
'The main strength of the book is the fact that not one but ten sub-surveys were conducted. . . . As a result, one can illustrate many of the important issues relating to contingent valuation techniques within a single study, a fact that has been appreciated by graduate students on courses where I have used the book.'
Book Information
ISBN 9781858984643
Author Kristin M. Jakobsson
Format Hardback
Page Count 296
Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
