Methodological issues in valuing the benefits of environmentally sensitive areas

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Research reveals that contingent valuation methods (CVM) play an important role in the valuation of agri-environmental policies and that results are often context dependent and cannot be generalized to other cases. Topics include landscape impact, protectors of wildlife, such as the Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), and ways to make contingent valuation methods studies of environmentally sensitive areas more relevant are also mentioned.

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Combining preference ordering and contingent valuation methods to assess non market benefit of alternative afforestation projects

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The article reveals that combining preference ordering with contingent valuation yields differing preferences among various groups within society. Results are based on a study of the opinions of households in Ireland concerning alternative afforestation programs; topics include environmental change, environmental equity and mixed reactions in a society.

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A comparative analysis on intensification and extensification in mediterranean agriculture: dilemmas for LFAs as policy

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This article concern the effects of the environment on farming practice in the Mediterranean region, as well as the effects of farming on the environment. Issues concern less-favored areas of farming, intensification and extensification, low-intensity farming systems, and government regulation and reform.

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