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Valuation of Biodiversity Benefits (OECD)

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Benefit transfer approaches and their accuracy........................................................................67Challenges to benefit transfer and policy implications ............................................................72References ................................................................................................................................74CHAPTER 5: by José Manuel LIMA E SANTOS .......................................................................79EVALUATING MULTIDIMENSIONAL BIODIVERSITY POLICY: WHATCAN WE LEARN FROM CONTINGENT VALUATION STUDIES OFBIOLOGICAL RESOURCES IN THE CONTEXT OF RURAL AMENITIES?....Multidimensional biodiversity policy.......................................................................................79Substitution effects in the valuation <strong>of</strong> multiple-service changes I: theory..............................81Substitution effects in the valuation <strong>of</strong> multiple-service changes II: empiricalevidence from contingent-valuation studies...........................................................................82Implications for non-market valuation studies <strong>of</strong> services <strong>of</strong> biological resources..................86Implications for benefit aggregation across multiple services <strong>of</strong> biological resources ............86Sequential cost-benefit analysis for the selection <strong>of</strong> an optimal policy mix for biodiversity...87References ................................................................................................................................90PART 3 .......................................................................................................................................91CHAPTER 6: by James R. KAHN, Robert O’NEILL and Steven STEWART .............................93STATED PREFERENCE APPROACHES TO THE MEASUREMENT OFTHE VALUE OF BIODIVERSITYIntroduction ..............................................................................................................................93Problems with current approaches............................................................................................94Indices as a Measure <strong>of</strong> the Societal Importance <strong>of</strong> Environmental Resources.......................98Use <strong>of</strong> the Trade-<strong>of</strong>f Weighted Index in Valuing <strong>Biodiversity</strong>..............................................105Conjoint Analysis and Willingness to Pay Measures.............................................................109Evaluating Changes in Agriculture to Protect the Environment sample question..................109Conclusions ............................................................................................................................110Appendix 1: Theory and Application <strong>of</strong> Conjoint Analysis..................................................112Introduction ............................................................................................................................112Theory ....................................................................................................................................112Methodology: Survey Design and Statistical Analysis ..........................................................114References ..............................................................................................................................117CHAPTER 7: by Dennis M. KING and Lisa A. WAINGER......................................................121ASSESSING THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF BIODIVERSITY USINGINDICATORS OF SITE CONDITIONS AND LANDSCAPE CONTEXTIntroduction ............................................................................................................................121Monetary and Non-Monetary Measures <strong>of</strong> Ecosystem Value................................................125Developing ecosystem value indices......................................................................................132Specification and Measurement <strong>of</strong> Indicators ........................................................................136Using Service Preference Weights to Adjust Values .............................................................146Overall Ecosystem Value Index .............................................................................................1486

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