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Cost Benefit News covers legal, academic, and regulatory developments pertaining to the valuation of environmental amenities and disamenities, such as clean air, trees, parks, congestion, and noise. We apprise the reader about ways in which costs and benefits are measured, and the results of empirical studies. We hope that this information will allow public and private organizations to comprehend the risks and benefits of various actions, help disputants to resolve conflicts equitably and efficiently, and improve the quality of public policies. We will only discuss issues related to the empirical quantification of private and social costs and benefits and damages, and summarize information from daily newspapers, academic journals, legal publications, court decisions, professional newsletters commissioned studies, and on-line services. This newsletter is dedicated to the principle that all policies place values upon life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We believe that more information, explicit specification of assumptions, and rigorous analysis can help our society to better meet these ends. This site will increasingly serve, in conjunction with others, as a valuation database. We will include a wide range of studies, including non-environmental reports, because omission of a factor effectively values it at zero, and biases decisions. Heavy traffic has caused several site crashes. We are attempting to correct these problems. Apologies for any inconvenience.
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Methods and tools for integrated assessment of land use policies on sustainable development in developing countries

By CostBenefit on Jan 30, 2011 | In General, Land, Academic Study/Journal Article, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, China, Regulatory Analysis, Computer Software/Database/Model, Methods, Costs and Benefits, Free Report at Time of Entry

Abstract: For stimulating sustainable development in developing countries, land use patterns and land use changes are considered critical, and therefore effective and efficient land use policies are needed. In this paper we present a methodological f… more »

Ecological benefits assessment and spatial modeling of urban ecosystem for controlling urban sprawl in Eastern Beijing, China

By CostBenefit on Jan 30, 2011 | In General, Land, Real Estate Construction Housing, Academic Study/Journal Article, Sprawl & Smart Growth, Ecosystem Valuation, China, Regulatory Analysis, Computer Software/Database/Model, Methods, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: Urban expansion as a complex dynamic process of land use change has interested many urban planners and researchers in its relationship to social, economic and ecological factors. How to design an ecological and economic urban form and structur… more »

Assessment of net ecosystem services of plastic greenhouse vegetable cultivation in China

By CostBenefit on Jan 18, 2011 | In General, Academic Study/Journal Article, Preservation & Open Space, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Ecosystem Valuation, China, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: Plastic greenhouse vegetable cultivation is rapidly expanding in China and elsewhere worldwide. In order to comprehensively understand the impacts of plastic greenhouse vegetable cultivation on agricultural ecosystem services and dis-services,… more »

Changes in ecosystem service values in Zoige Plateau, China

By CostBenefit on Jan 10, 2011 | In General, Academic Study/Journal Article, Wetlands, Preservation & Open Space, Ecosystem Valuation, China, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: Climate change and human activities in high-altitude, cold pasture areas with fragile environments can cause land use changes that significantly affect ecosystem services and functions. Our study investigated changes in ecosystem services in r… more »

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Methods and tools for integrated assessment of land use policies on sustainable development in developing countries

Ecological benefits assessment and spatial modeling of urban ecosystem for controlling urban sprawl in Eastern Beijing, China

Assessment of net ecosystem services of plastic greenhouse vegetable cultivation in China

Changes in ecosystem service values in Zoige Plateau, China