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Readings on Economic Valuation of Coastal Habitats

Written by Chris Paterson

Monday, 30 June 2008

Readings on Economic Valuation of Coastal Habitats

1. Turner, R.K., Paavola, J., Cooper, P., Farber, S., Jessamy, V. and Georgiou, S. (2003) Valuing nature: lessons learned and future research directions. Ecological Economics, 46: 493-510.

2. Pagiola, S., von Ritter, K., Bishop, J. (2004) Assessing the Economic Value of Ecosystem Conservation. Environment Department Paper No. 101, World Bank. 66pp.

3. UNEP (2007) Guidelines for Conducting Economic Valuation of Coastal Ecosystem Goods and Services. UNEP/GEF/SCS Technical Publication No. 8.

4. UNEP (2007) Procedure for Determination of National and Regional Economic Values for Ecotone Goods and Services, and Total Economic Values of Coastal Habitats in the context of the UNEP/GEF Project Entitled: “Reversing Environmental Degradation Trends in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand”. South China Sea Knowledge Document No. 3. UNEP/GEF/SCS/Inf.3

5. Balmford, A., Bruner, A., Cooper, P., Costanza, R., Farber, S., Green, R.E., Jenkins, M., Jefferiss, P., Jessamy, V., Madden, J., Munro, K., Myers, N., Naeem, S., Paavola, J., Rayment, M., Rosendo, S., Roughgarden, J., Trumper, K. and Turner, R.K. (2002) Economic Reasons for Conserving Wild Nature. Science, 297: 950-953.

6. Farber, S.C., Costanza, R., Wilson, M.A. (2002) Economic and ecological concepts for valuing ecosystem services. Ecological Economics, 41: 375-392.

7. Lambert, A. (2003) Economic Valuation of Wetlands: an Important Component of Wetland Management Strategies at the River Basin Scale. Ramsar Secretariat. 10 pp.

8. Thang, N.D. and Bennett, J. (2005) An Economic Valuation of Wetlands in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta: a case study of direct use values in Camau Province. Environmental Management and Development Occasional Paper 8. Australian National University. Canberra, Australia. 43 pp.

9. Bann, C. (1997) The Economic Valuation of Mangroves. A Manual for Researchers. International Development Research Center (IRDC), Ottawa, Canada. 55pp.

10. Fan, H. (2003) Review of the Economic Values of Wetlands in China. UNEP/GEF/SCS/RTF-E.1/8. 13pp.

11. IUCN (2003) Ream National Park, Cambodia: balancing the local opportunity costs of wetland protection. Case Studies in Wetland Management Number 3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 8pp.

12. Pearce, D.W. and Howarth, A. (2000) Technical Report on Methodology: Cost Benefit Analysis and Policy Responses. RIVM Report 481505020. 82pp.

13. Bann, C. (1997) An Economic Analysis of Alternative Mangrove Management Strategies in Koh Kong Province, Cambodia. International Development Research Center (IRDC), Ottawa, Canada. 68pp.

14. Bann, C. (1999) A Contingent Valuation of the Mangroves of Benut, Johor State, Malaysia. Johor State Forestry Department. 87pp.

15. Seenprachawong, U. (2001) An Economic Analysis of Coral Reefs in the Andaman Sea of Thailand. Research Report of the Economy and Environment Program of Southeast Asia. 50pp.

16. Seenprachawong, U. (2002) An Economic Valuation of Coastal Ecosystems in Phang Nga Bay, Thailand. Research Report of the Economy and Environment Program of Southeast Asia. 62pp.

17. Pham, K.N. and Tran, V.H.S. (2005) Recreational Value of the Coral Surrounding the Hon Mum Islands in Vietnam: A Travel Cost and Contingent Valuation Study. In Economic Valuation and Policy Priorities for Sustainable Management of Coral Reefs. WorldFish Center, Penang, Malaysia.

18. Ruitenbeek, J. and Cartier, C. (1999) Issues in Applied Coral Reef Biodiversity Valuation: Results for Montego Bay, Jamaica. World Bank Research Committee Project RPO# 682-22. 34pp.

19. Ronnback, P. (1999) The ecological basis for economic value of seafood production supported by mangrove ecosystems. Ecological Economics, 29: 235-252.

20. Pham, K.N. and Tran, V.H.S. (2001) Analysis of the Recreational Value of the Coral-surrounded Hon Mun Islands in Vietnam. Research Report of the Economy and Environment Program of Southeast Asia. 58pp.

21. Yeo, B.H. (2005) The Recreational Benefits of Coral Reefs: A Case Study of Pulau Payar Marine Park, Kedah, Malaysia. In Economic Valuation and Policy Priorities for Sustainable Management of Coral Reefs. WorldFish Center, Penang, Malaysia.

22. Rosenberger, Randall S.; Loomis, John B. (2001) Benefit transfer of outdoor recreation use values: A technical document supporting the Forest Service Strategic Plan (2000 revision). Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-72. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 59 p.

23. Woodward, R.T. and Wui, Y.S. (2001) The economic value of wetland services: a meta-analysis. Ecological Economics, 37: 257-270.

24. Oh, E.J.V., Ratner, B.D., Bush, S.R., Kolandai, K. and Too, T.Y. (eds.) (2005) Wetlands Governance in the Mekong Region: Country Reports on the Legal-Institutional Framework and Economic Valuation of Aquatic Resources. WorldFish Center, Penang, Malaysia. 233 pp.

25. Kuchelmeister, G. (2003) Participatory Economic Valuation – Experience in Forest Valuation with Villagers in Vietnam. Paper presented at the Frontiers 2 Conference: European Applications in Ecological Economics, 12-15 February, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. 8pp.

26. Van Beukering, P. and Cesar, H. (2004) Economic Analysis of Marine Managed Areas in the Main Hawaiian Islands. Report from Cesar Environmental Economics Consulting. 28 pp.

27. Mathieu, L., Langford. I.H., Kenyon, W. (2000) Valuing Marine Parks in a Developing Country: A Case Study of the Seychelles. CSERGE Working Paper GEC 2000-27. 31pp.

28. Sathirathai, S. (1998) Economic Valuation of Mangroves and the Roles of Local Communities in the Conservation of Natural Resources: Case Study of Surat Thani, South of Thailand. Research Report of the Economy and Environment Program of Southeast Asia. 62pp.

29. Sathirathai, S. and Barbier, E.B. (2001) Valuing Mangrove Conservation in Southern Thailand. Contemporary Economic Policy, 19(2): 109-122.

30. Ruitenbeek, H.J. (1992) Mangrove Management: An Economic Analysis of Management Options with a Focus on Bintuni Bay, Irian Jaya. Environmental Management Development in Indonesia Project. 53pp.

31. Cesar, H. (1996) Economic Analysis of Indonesian Coral Reefs. Environment Department, World Bank. 103pp.

32. Gilbert, A.J. and Janssen, R. (1997) The Use of Environmental Functions to Evaluate Management Strategies for the Pagbilao Mangrove Forest. CREED Working Paper No. 15. 51pp.

33. Janssen, R. and Padilla, J.E. (1996) Valuation and Evaluation of Management Alternatives for the Pagbilao Mangrove Forest. CREED Working Paper No. 15. 51pp.

34. CAER (2008) Terminology for Economic Valuation Students. Faculty of Economics, Kasetsart University. 3pp.

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