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Main Title The economic value of improving the environmental quality of Galveston Bay.
Author Whittington, D. ; Cassidy, G. ; Amaral, D. ; McClelland, E. ; Wang, H.
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Whittington, Dale.
CORP Author Galveston Bay National Estuary Program, Webster, TX. ;North Carolina Univ. at Chapel Hill. Dept. of Environmental Sciences and Engineering.;Environmental Protection Agency, Dallas, TX. Region VI.;Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Austin, TX.
Publisher Galveston Bay National Estuary Program,
Year Published 1994
Report Number GBNEP-38; CE-006550-01
Stock Number PB95-210035
OCLC Number 31806601
Subjects Environmental protection--Economic aspects--Texas--Galveston Bay ; Water quality management--Economic aspects--Texas--Galveston Bay ; Coastal zone management--Economic aspects--Texas--Galveston Bay ; Ecosystem management--Economic aspects--Texas--Galveston Bay ; Galveston Bay (Tex) ; Estuarine ecology--Texas--Galveston Bay
Additional Subjects Galveston Bay ; Environmental quality ; Water quality management ; Environmental protection ; Water pollution control ; Natural resources management ; Coastal zone management ; Estuarine environment ; Economic analysis ; Socioeconomic factors ; Public opinion ; Contingent valuation method ; Attitude surveys ; Estuaries ; Texas ; Gulf Coast ; Economic value
Holdings
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EJBM  QH541.5.E8 E286 1994 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 05/15/2015
EMAD  GBNEP-38 1994 Region 6 Library/Dallas,TX 08/24/2010
NTIS  PB95-210035 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation xv, 292 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Abstract
The objective of the report is to develop the best possible estimates of the economic value of improving the environmental quality of Galveston Bay given the time and resources available. People often ask about the economic value of a natural resource such as Galveston Bay. Some want to know the economic value of the bay in order to rigorously compare the economic benefits of cleaning up or protecting the bay with the costs of improving its environmental quality. Others want to have an estimate of the dollar value of the natural resource in an attempt to answer the question, Is Galveston Bay worth a lot or a little. Whatever the uses to which estimates of economic value are put, such estimates are a common ingredient in public policy debates about appropriate strategies for managing natural resources.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-108).