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Meta-analysis is a formal synthesis of results and findings of scientific studies, which can assist in gaining new insights, explaining differences between results of similar studies, or determine useful directions of research. In this book we focus on the use of meta-analysis in environmental economics and related fields of study.
The first part of the book covers the overall meta-approach methodology for social sciences and economics in particular. This is followed by technical and non-technical discussions of statistical and rough-set techniques for analysis. At appropriate places this is supplemented with reviews of applications in environmental economics and related fields.
In the second part of the book a number of case studies show different aspects of the application of meta-analysis. The research areas considered include, among others, tourism multipliers, air pollution valuation, risk and value of life, pesticide price policy, travel time savings, and transport externality and policy issues. The benefits of the appropriate application of meta-analysis in environmental economics are a better use of existing information and knowledge, removal of some of the subjectivity from analysis and forecasting, and greater clarity as to where future efforts in environmental economic analysis can most gainfully be deployed.
List of contents
A Meta-Analysis and Environmental Policy Evaluation.- 1 Environmental Policy Evaluation.- 2 Meta-Approaches to Environmental Policy Assessment.- 3 Meta-Approaches: Methodological Remarks.- 4 Review of Meta-Analysis with Applications to Economics.- B Methodology of Meta-Analysis in Environmental Economics.- 5 Statistical Meta-Analysis.- 6 Measurement and Uncertainty Issues in Environmental Economics and Decision Analysis.- 7 Basic Principles of Rough Set Analysis.- 8 Technical Issues in Rough Set Analysis.- C Application of Meta-Analysis to Environmental Case Studies.- 9 Multiplier Effects in Tourist Regions.- 10 Air Quality and Property Value.- 11 Working Conditions in Industrial Sectors: Valuations of Life.- 12 Effectiveness of Pesticide Price Policies in Agriculture.- 13 Effectiveness of Traffic Restraint Policies.- 14 Impacts of Mobility and Transport Policy.- D Conclusions and Guidelines.- 15 Summary Conclusions and Guidelines.- References.
About the author
Peter Nijkamp is Professor in Regional and Urban Economics and in Economic Geography at the VU University, Amsterdam. His main research interests cover quantitative plan evaluation, regional and urban modelling, multicriteria analysis, transport systems analysis, mathematical systems modelling, technological innovation, entrepreneurship, environmental and resource management, and sustainable development. In the past years he has focussed his research in particular on new quantitative methods for policy analysis, as well as on spatial-behavioural analysis of economic agents. He has a broad expertise in the area of public policy, services planning, infrastructure management and environmental protection. In all these fields he has published many books and numerous articles.§In 1996, he was awarded the most prestigious scientific prize in the Netherlands, the Spinoza award.
Summary
Meta-analysis is a formal synthesis of results and findings of scientific studies, which can assist in gaining new insights, explaining differences between results of similar studies, or determine useful directions of research.
