Environmental policy analysis for decision making /
[Book]
edited by John Loomis, Gloria Helfand
xiv, 329 pages :
illustrations ;
25 cm
The economics of non-market goods and resources ;
v. 1
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-326) and index
1. What is policy analysis, and what is its role in the policy process -- 2. Scoping the policy analysis -- 3. Decision criteria and decision methods for policy analysis -- 4. Steps in conducting an environmental policy analysis -- 5. Modeling -- 6. Statistical analysis using regression -- 7. Principles of benefit-cost analysis -- 8. Discounting benefits and costs over time -- 9. Valuation of environmental resources and quality -- 10. Regional economic analysis, input-output models and multipliers -- 11. Optimizaton and linear programming -- 12. Risk analysis -- 13. Examples of policy analyses -- 14. Concluding guidance