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Informationen zum Autor A. K. Enamul Haque is Professor of Economics at United International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. M. N. Murty specializes in public economics and environmental and resource economics. He is a retired Professor from the Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi, India. Priya Shyamsundar is Program Director for the South Asian Network for Environment and Development Economics, Kathmandu, Nepal. Klappentext Environmental Valuation in South Asia is about understanding the value of environmental services in South Asia . The book provides an overview of different environmental problems in South Asia and examines how economic valuation techniques can be used to assess these problems. It offers robust evidence of the economic benefits of resource conservation and identifies costs associated with a decline in environmental quality as South Asian economies grow. It brings together multiple case studies on valuation undertaken by economists and environmental scientists from Bangladesh , India , Pakistan , Nepal and Sri Lanka under the aegis of the South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE).A unique feature of the book is its exposition of the use of environmental and economic data and analytical techniques under circumstances where data are difficult to obtain. This book addresses the challenges of valuing environmental changes that are unique to developing countries. Each chapter starts with a description of an environmental problem and the valuation strategy used, followed by a discussion of estimation methods and results.This book is designed to serve as a reference book for students, teachers, researchers, non-government organizations, and practitioners of environmental valuation. Those interested in the fields of development and environmental economics, and natural resource management policies, will also find it useful. Zusammenfassung This book provides an overview of different environmental problems in South Asia and examines how economic valuation techniques can be used to assess these problems. Each chapter discusses a problem and the valuation strategy used! followed by estimation methods and results. It will be of use to students and practitioners. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Environmental valuation: a review of methods M. N. Murty, P. Shyamsundar and A. K. Enamul Haque; 3. Valuing the environment as a production input Jeffrey R. Vincent; 4. Should shrimp farmers pay paddy farmers?: The challenges of examining salinisation externalities in South India L. Umamaheswari, K. Omar Hattab, P. Nasurudeen and P. Selvaraj; 5. Evaluating gains from de-eutrophication of the Dutch Canal in Sri Lanka W. R. Rohitha; 6. Pesticide productivity and vegetable farming in Nepal Ratna Kumar Jha and Adhrit Prasad Regmi; 7. Forests, hydrological services and agricultural income: a case study from the Western Ghats of India Sharachchandra Lele, Iswar Patil, Shrinivas Badiger, Ajit Menon and Rajeev Kumar; 8. Can mangroves minimize property loss during big storms?: An analysis of house damages due to the super cyclone in Orissa Saudamini Das; 9. Valuation of recreational amenities from environmental resources: the case of two national parks in Northern Pakistan Himayatullah Khan; 10. Valuing the land of tigers: what Indian visitors reveal Indrila Guha and Santadas Ghosh; 11. Estimating welfare losses from urban air pollution using panel data from household health diaries Usha Gupta; 12. Children in the slums of Dhaka: diarrhoea prevalence and its implications M. Jahangir Alam; 13. Red wells, green wells and the costs of arsenic contamination in Bangladesh M. Zakir Hossain Khan and A. K. Enamul Haque; 14. Air quality and cement production: examining the implications of point source pollution in Sri Lanka Cyril Bogahawatte and Janaranjana Herath; 15. Revisiting the need for improved stoves: estimating health, time and carbon benefi...
