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Benefit Transfer of Environmental and Resource Values

A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners

  • The book will provide a unique, one-stop reference on contemporary benefit transfer methods, debates, applications, challenges and frontiers

  • The book will represent the only comprehensive handbook for benefit or value transfer

  • With chapters written by worldwide experts, the handbook will provide a broader purview on methods and perspectives than any existing authored or edited volume

  • The handbook will be designed for direct relevance among academics, students and practitioners

  • The book will be designed to bridge the gap between rigorous transfer methods in the academic literature an those applied by non-academic practitioners

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: The Economics of Non-Market Goods and Resources (ENGO, volume 14)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
  2. Introduction and Policy Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction: Benefit Transfer of Environmental and Resource Values

      • John Rolfe, Robert J. Johnston, Randall S. Rosenberger, Roy Brouwer
      Pages 3-17
    3. Introduction to Benefit Transfer Methods

      • Robert J. Johnston, John Rolfe, Randall S. Rosenberger, Roy Brouwer
      Pages 19-59
    4. The Use and Development of Benefit Transfer in Europe

      • Roy Brouwer, StÃ¥le Navrud
      Pages 71-83
    5. Applied Benefit Transfer: An Australian and New Zealand Policy Perspective

      • John Rolfe, Jeffrey Bennett, Geoffrey Kerr
      Pages 85-100
  3. Methods and Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-117
    2. Benefit Transfers with the Contingent Valuation Method

      • John C. Whitehead, O. Ashton Morgan, William L. Huth
      Pages 119-140
    3. Applying Benefit Transfer with Limited Data: Unit Value Transfers in Practice

      • John Rolfe, Jill Windle, Robert J. Johnston
      Pages 141-162
    4. Benefit Transfer Combining Revealed and Stated Preference Data

      • Robert J. Johnston, Mahesh Ramachandran, George R. Parsons
      Pages 163-189
    5. Benefit Transfer: Insights from Choice Experiments

      • John Rolfe, Jill Windle, Jeffrey Bennett
      Pages 191-208
    6. Frontiers in Modeling Discrete Choice Experiments: A Benefit Transfer Perspective

      • Richard T. Carson, Jordan J. Louviere, John M. Rose, Joffre Swait
      Pages 209-236
    7. Ecosystem Services Assessment and Benefit Transfer

      • Silvia Ferrini, Marije Schaafsma, Ian J. Bateman
      Pages 275-305
    8. Benefit Transfer Validity and Reliability

      • Randall S. Rosenberger
      Pages 307-326
  4. Meta-analysis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 327-327
    2. Meta-analysis: Statistical Methods

      • Jon P. Nelson
      Pages 329-356
    3. Meta-analysis: Rationale, Issues and Applications

      • John Rolfe, Roy Brouwer, Robert J. Johnston
      Pages 357-381

About this book

This book provides a comprehensive review of environmental benefit transfer methods, issues and challenges, covering topics relevant to researchers and practitioners. Early chapters provide accessible introductory materials suitable for non-economists. These chapters also detail how benefit transfer is used within the policy process. Later chapters cover more advanced topics suited to valuation researchers, graduate students and those with similar knowledge of economic and statistical theory and methods. This book provides the most complete coverage of environmental benefit transfer methods available in a single location.

The book targets a wide audience, including undergraduate and graduate students, practitioners in economics and other disciplines looking for a one-stop handbook covering benefit transfer topics and those who wish to apply or evaluate benefit transfer methods. It is designed for those both with and without training in economics

Keywords

  • Benefit Transfer
  • Cost Benefit Analysis
  • Economic Value
  • Environmental Economics
  • Valuation

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Economics and George Perkins Marsh Institute, Clark University, Worcester, USA

    Robert J. Johnston

  • School of Business and Law, CQUniversity, Rockhampton, Australia

    John Rolfe

  • Dept. of Forest Ecosystems & Society, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA

    Randall S. Rosenberger

  • Department of Environmental Economics, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Roy Brouwer

Bibliographic Information

Buying options

eBook USD 99.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • ISBN: 978-94-017-9930-0
  • Instant PDF download
  • Readable on all devices
  • Own it forever
  • Exclusive offer for individuals only
  • Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout
Softcover Book USD 129.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
Hardcover Book USD 119.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)