Cost-Benefit Analysis of Environmental Goods by Applying Contingent Valuation Method Some Japanese Case Studies

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Environmental Goods by Applying Contingent Valuation Method Some Japanese Case Studies / by Uddin Sarwar Ahmed, Keinosuke Gotoh.

Contingent valuation is one of the means of incorporating socio-environmental considerations in cost–benefit analysis. The authors of this book have examined environmental valuation methods through the lens of cost–benefit analysis focused on three case studies in Japan: public parks, a bay wetland,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ahmed, Uddin Sarwar (Author), Gotoh, Keinosuke (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edition:1st ed. 2006.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Ecotoxicology.
Environmental economics.
Social sciences.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • Overview
  • Contingent Valuation Method
  • Case Study 1: The Isahaya Bay Wetland (IBW)
  • Overview of the IBW
  • Environmental Valuation of the IBW
  • Recalculating Cost-Benefit Analysis of the IBRP
  • Case Study 2: Public Parks
  • Estimation of the WTP for Preserving Public Parks
  • Case Study 3: The Huis Ten Bosch
  • Overview of the HTB
  • Environmental Valuation of the HTB
  • Calculating Cost-Benefit Analysis of the HTB
  • New Approaches for Environmental Valuation
  • Effect of Distance on Willingness to Pay
  • Free Comments in CV Survey and Their Impact on WTP
  • Integration of CVM and Remote Sensing Technique for Environmental Valuation
  • Effect of Question Format on WTP in CV Studies
  • Summary and Conclusion
  • Policy Recommendations and Conclusion.

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