Project appraisal and valuation of the environment : general principles and six case-studies in developing countries /
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| Author / Creator: | Abelson, P. W. |
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| Imprint: | Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Macmillan Press ; New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, 1996. |
| Description: | xiii, 304 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2449540 |
| Summary: | Describes how the environment can be valued and how these valuation concepts can be applied to investment decisions, providing an introduction to key issues in environmental problems, cost-benefit evaluation, and methods for valuing the environment. Six case studies of actual and proposed major investment projects by the UK Overseas Development Administration and the World Bank detail projects involving water quality, electricity, mass transit, and forest conservation in developing countries. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 304 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-293) and index. |
| ISBN: | 031212984X |