Environmental decision-making in context : a toolbox / Chad J. McGuire.

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Main Author: McGuire, Chad J.
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2012], ©2012.
Series:Public administration and public policy.
Subjects:
Environmental policy > Decision making.
Physical Description:xi, 205 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Science of environmental decision-making
  • Introduction
  • Natural systems
  • Biodiversity
  • Ecosystem-based management
  • Systems thinking
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 3. Economics of environmental decision making
  • Introduction
  • Categories of economics relevant to environmental decision-making
  • Defining value: linking environment and human interactions
  • Total valuation technique (Tv = Dv + Iv + Nuv)
  • Benefit-Cost Analysis
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 4. Values of environmental decision-making
  • Introduction
  • Objective values
  • Subjective values
  • Scaling value decisions
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 5. Case problems
  • Introduction to case problems
  • Case problem 1. Watershed management: linking terrestrial and aquatic environmental problems
  • Case problem 2. Fisheries management: managing public resources through a mix of private incentives
  • Case problem 3. Sustainability: setting priorities between today and tomorrow, a total valuation application
  • Case problem 4. Climate change: making environmental decisions in the face of uncertainty.