Environmental Policy Analysis for Decision Making

• Main Authors: Loomis, John (Author), Helfand, Gloria (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2001.
• Series: The Economics of Non-Market Goods and Resources, 1
• Subjects: Environment.; Political science.; Environmental management.; Ecotoxicology.; Economic policy.; Environmental economics.; Environmental Management.; Economic Policy.; Environmental Economics.; Political Science.

1. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ANALYSIS: WHAT AND WHY? Why environmental policy analysis? Environmental issues are growing in visibility in local, national, and world arenas, as a myriad of human activities leads to increased impacts on the natural world. Issues such as climate change, endangered species,...

Table of Contents:

• What Is Policy Analysis, and What Is Its Role in the Policy Process?
• Scoping the Policy Analysis
• Decision Criteria and Decision Methods for Policy Analysis
• Steps in Conducting an Environmental Policy Analysis
• Modeling
• Statistical Analysis Using Regression
• Principles of Benefit-Cost Analysis
• Discounting Benefits and Costs Over Time
• Valuation of Environmental Resources and Quality
• Regional Economic Analysis, Input-Output Models and Multipliers
• Optimization and Linear Programming
• Risk Analysis
• Examples of Policy Analyses
• Concluding Guidance.