Applied Environmental Economics : A GIS Approach to Cost-Benefit Analysis
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0521671582
ISBN-13
9780521671583
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 16th, 2005
Print length
358 Pages
Weight
725 grams
Dimensions
24.50 x 17.30 x 2.20 cms
Product Classification:
Environmental economics
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An innovative application of GIS techniques to spatial cost-benefit analysis of a complex land use change problem. The imaginative use of GIS will be of great interest to economists, environmental managers and regional planners.
The complex real-world interactions between the economy and the environment form both the focus of and main barrier to applied research within the field of environmental economics. However, geographical information systems (GIS) allow economists to tackle such complexity head on by directly incorporating diverse datasets into applied research rather than resorting to simplifying and often unrealistic assumptions. This innovative book applies GIS techniques to spatial cost-benefit analysis of a complex and topical land use change problem - the conversion of agricultural land to multipurpose woodland - looking in detail at issues such as opportunity costs, timber yield, recreation, carbon storage, etc., and embracing cost-cutting themes such as the evaluation of environmental preferences and the spatial transfer of benefit functions.
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