Environmental Valuation in South Asia

A. K. Enamul Haque, M. N. Murty, Priya Shyamsundar

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2011
• Print ISBN:
  9781107007147
• eBook ISBN:
  9781139180993
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Environment & Energy Policy
• Index: Politics & International Relations

This book is about understanding the value of environmental services in South Asia. It provides an overview of different environmental problems in South Asia and examines how economic valuation techniques can be used to assess these problems. 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). The 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. It is designed to serve as a reference book for students, teachers, researchers, non-government organizations and practitioners of environmental valuation. Those interested in development and environmental economics, and natural resource management policies, will also find it useful.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Appendices
• List of Contributors
• Preface
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Environmental Valuation: A Review of Methods
• 3 Valuing the Environment as a Production Input
• 4 Should Shrimp Farmers Pay Paddy Farmers?: The Challenges of Examining Salinization Externalities in South India
• 5 Evaluating Gains from De-Eutrophication of the Dutch Canal in Sri Lanka
• 6 Pesticide Productivity and Vegetable Farming in Nepal
• 7 Forests, Hydrological Services, and Agricultural Income: A Case Study from the Western Ghats of India
• 8 Can Mangroves Minimize Property Loss during Big Storms?: An Analysis of House Damages due to the Super Cyclone in Orissa
• 9 Valuation of Recreational Amenities from Environmental Resources: The Case of Two National Parks in Northern Pakistan
• 10 Valuing the Land of Tigers: What Indian Visitors Reveal
• 11 Estimating Welfare Losses from Urban Air Pollution using Panel Data from Household Health Diaries
• 12 Children in the Slums of Dhaka: Diarrhoea Prevalence and its Implications
• 13 Red Wells, Green Wells and the Costs of Arsenic Contamination in Bangladesh
• 14 Air Quality and Cement Production: Examining the Implications of Point Source Pollution in Sri Lanka
• 15 Revisiting the Need for Improved Stoves: Estimating Health, Time and Carbon Benefits
• 16 Benefits from Reduced Air Pollution in Delhi and Kolkata: A Hedonic Property Price Approach
• 17 The Value of Statistical Life
• 18 An Assessment of Demand for Improved Household Water Supply in Southwest Sri Lanka
• Index