Approximately 70 percent of the world's population is concentrated in the coastal
borderlands, which geologists recognize to be the present continental margins. This new …

Value estimates for environmental goods can be obtained by either estimating preference
parameters as “revealed” through behavior related to some aspect of the amenity or using …

In this article we explore the issues that surround within-subject and between-subject
designs. We describe experiments in economics and in psychology that make comparisons …

Surveys are frequently used by businesses and governments to elicit information about the
public's preferences. They have become the most common way to gather preference …

Contingent valuation (CV) has become one of the most widely usednon-market valuation
techniques. CV's prominence is due to itsflexibility and ability to estimate total value …

Biodiversity loss is one of the major resource problems facing the world, and the policy
options available are restricted by inappropriate economic tools which fail to capture the …

While planning and management of urban green space (UGS) remain primarily driven by
policymakers and expert knowledge, increasing attention has been paid to the general …

Green roofs have been used as an environmentally friendly product for many centuries and
considered as a sustainable construction practice. Economic and environmental benefits of …

The Welfare Economics of Public Policy is a great book that should be of interest to all
economists interested in applied welfare analysis. It is a good reference book for economists …

Stated preference elicitation methods collect data on consumers by" just asking" about
tastes, perceptions, valuations, attitudes, motivations, life satisfactions, and/or intended …