The contingent valuation method (CVM) is a simple, flexible nonmarket valuation method
that is widely used in cost–benefit analysis and environmental impact assessment. However …

Value estimates for environmental goods can be obtained by either estimating preference
parameters as “revealed” through behavior related to some aspect of the amenity or using …

This article proposes contemporary best-practice recommendations for stated preference
(SP) studies used to inform decision making, grounded in the accumulated body of peer …

Human well-being relies critically on ecosystem services provided by nature. Examples
include water and air quality regulation, nutrient cycling and decomposition, plant pollination …

Contingent valuation (CV) has become one of the most widely usednon-market valuation
techniques. CV's prominence is due to itsflexibility and ability to estimate total value …

Biodiversity supports a range of ecosystems services that are of fundamental importance to
people in poor countries. Economic valuation of biodiversity is important for the development …

The major impediment to performing a benefit–cost analysis in many fields of applied
economics, such as those dealing with culture, environment, health, and transportation, is …

Agricultural policies in Rwanda focus on agricultural intensification and increased market
orientation of the smallholder farm sector. Cooperatives are seen as key vehicles in this, but …

This paper discusses three main reasons why so many of the contingentvaluation studies
conducted in develo** countries are so bad. First, the contingent valuation surveys …

Monetary valuation of ecosystem services enables more accurate accounting of the
environmental costs and benefits of policies, but this has rarely been applied in develo** …