Economic Tools for Conservation

August 19-31, 2007
Stanford University

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Microeconomics

_{Turner, Pearce and Bateman. Introduction. Natural Resource Economics. Johns Hopkins University Press. 1994.  11pp.}

_{Turner, Pearce and Bateman. Chapters 5 – 6. Natural Resource Economics. Johns Hopkins University Press. 1994.  24 pp.}

_{Taylor.  Chapter 3 - The Supply and Demand Model.  Principles of Microeconomics.  Houghton Mifflin.  1998.  34 pp.}

David Johnson Readings
_{David Johnson Extra Course Readings.  24 pp.}

Valuation

_{Dixon A. et al. Chapter 1 – 7. Economic Analysis of Environmental Impacts. Earthscan Publications. 1994.  115 pp.
Spanish version: Analisis Economico de Impacto Ambientales}

_{Ecosystem Valuation.  from http://www.ecosystemvaluation.org}  

_{Economic Analysis and Environmental Assessment.  World Bank Environment Department.  1998.  14 pp.
Spanish version: Analisis Economico y Evaluacion Ambiental.}

_{How Much is an Ecosystem Worth.  IUCN - TNC - World Bank.  2004.  48 pp.}

_{Pagiola et al.  Valuing Biodiversity.  World Bank Environment Department.  2004.  66 pp.}

_{Putting a value on Nature's Services.  Resources for the Future.  Issue 165.  Spring 2007.  28 pp.}

Valuation Surveys 

_{NOAA CSC Guide to Surveys}

_{Panama Surveys}

_{Morro Bay Surveys}

Cost-Benefit Analysis 

_{Belli et al.  Economic Analysis of Investment Operations.  World Bank.  2001.  82 pp.}

_{Economics Terminology}