Based on more than fifteen years of research and practice, this book introduces the environmental and economic sustainability assessment (EESA), a new way to make decisions that meets the challenges of the 21 st century. Incorporating elements of life-cycle analysis, risk assessment, cost-benefit analysis, and comprehensive sensitivity analysis, EESA provides a fully quantitative, objective, and rational way to include all of the social, environmental, and economic issues relevant to a decision into one comprehensive analysis. The author demonstrates how to apply EESA using examples across a number of major industries.
• Environmental and Ecological Risk Assessment
Ecological Economics
Natural Hazards & Risk
Ecology - Environment Studies
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Written by a hydrogeologist and an economist, this book integrates economics and cost-benefit analysis tools with optimal protection and remediation strategies for groundwater resources. The authors' step-by-step methodology for decision-making focuses on determining optimal remedial objectives, from containment to extensive cleanup, and the selection of least-cost alternatives. The book shows how economic analysis can be used to determine how much we should pay for groundwater clean-up. It is an excellent introduction to innovative solutions for funding remediation projects, such as mitigation banking, pollution credit schemes, and conservation credit alternatives.
• Integrative Studies in Water Management & Land Deve
Ground Water
Economics & Policy
Ecological Economics
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