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Non-market environmental valuation (NMEV) is undergoing a period of increased growth in both application and development as a result of increasing recognition of the role of economics in environmental policy issues. Against this backdrop, The International Handbook on Non-Market Environmental Valuation brings together world leaders in the field to advance the development and application of NMEV as a tool for policy-making. The expert contributors provide insights into the state of the art across the spectrum of both revealed and stated preference methods and highlight new directions being taken. A sequence of topical applications demonstrate various techniques and illustrate what can be achieved using NMEV: deliberately diverse case studies are drawn from Europe, North America, Asia and Australia with valuation targets ranging across use and non-use values of the environment. A number of reviews of cutting-edge issues are also presented. This outstanding resource will enable those interested in environmental valuation from theoretical, practical or policy perspectives to bring themselves to the forefront of developments and practice. As such, this Handbook will prove invaluable to a wide-ranging audience encompassing academics, researchers, students, practitioners and consultants involved in environmental economics and NMEV.Contributors: S. Bain, I.J. Bateman, J. Bennett, E.Y. Besedin, M.C.J. Bliemer, R. Brouwer, R.T. Carson, J. Champ, J. Cheesman, S. Colombo, J. Downing, J. Englin, S. Garcia, M. Giergiczny, A. González-Cabán, T. Groves, N. Hanley, J.A. Herriges, S. Hess, T. Holmes, Y. Jeon, R.J. Johnston, H.A. Klaiber, C.L. Kling, Y. Liu, J. Loomis, P.-A. Mahieu, K.E. McConnell, S. Navrud, A. Pang, G.L. Poe, P. Riera, J. Rolfe, J.M. Rose, E.T. Schultz, K. Segerson, V.K. Smith, J. Strand, P.J. Thomassin, D. Tinch, P. van Beukering, C.A. Vossler, X. Wang

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'The International Handbook on Non-Market Environmental Valuation consists of a series of essays within chapters about the development and application of non-market environmental valuation on the international level due to the role of economics in environmental policy issues, written by experts in the field, primarily faculty from universities throughout the world... It offers a unique perspective on the study of non-market environmental valuation and a basis for further study of specific countries and/or specific issues.' - Lucy Heckman, American Reference Books Annual 2012 'The International Handbook on Non-Market Environmental Valuation provides a valuable summation of the current landscape of nonmarket environmental valuation (NMEV). The contributors provide empirical case studies of a range of techniques as well as some of the most up-to-date discussions of solutions to some of the key theoretical and methodological issues facing the area... the Handbook provides a detailed and thorough survey of the landscape of NMEV, from interesting and accessible case studies to in-depth discussions of its theoretical underpinning. The aim of appealing to policymakers and academia alike is a challenge that many similar publications attempt, but this is often fraught with difficulties. The Handbook makes a good attempt at meeting this challenge... likely to provide a valuable resource to dip in and out of as required - and is worth having on the shelf!' - Tim Laing, Environment and Planning C

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Edited by Jeff Bennett, Professor of Environmental Management, Crawford School of Economics and Government, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

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