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Conceptual Framework for Nonmarket Valuation

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A Primer on Nonmarket Valuation

Part of the book series: The Economics of Non-Market Goods and Resources ((ENGO,volume 3))

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Serious practice of nonmarket valuation requires a working knowledge of the economic theory because it forms the basis for the explicit goals in any nonmarket valuation exercise. This chapter provides readers with the requisite theory to meaningfully apply the nonmarket valuation techniques.

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  1. University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

    Nicholas E. Flores

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  1. Rocky Mountain Research Station, U.S. Forest Service, Fort Collins, CO, USA

    Patricia A. Champ  & Thomas C. Brown  & 

  2. Department of Resource Economics & Policy, University of Maine, USA

    Kevin J. Boyle (Libra Professor of Environmental Economics) (Libra Professor of Environmental Economics)

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Flores, N.E. (2003). Conceptual Framework for Nonmarket Valuation. In: Champ, P.A., Boyle, K.J., Brown, T.C. (eds) A Primer on Nonmarket Valuation. The Economics of Non-Market Goods and Resources, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0826-6_2

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