Environmental Economics and Investment Assessment III

Preface......Page 12
Contents......Page 14
Section 1: Environmental policies, planning and assessment......Page 18
The impact of the emission trading system on companies' profitability: the case of Greece......Page 20
Infrastructure and ecology: 'limited' costs may hide substantial impacts......Page 34
Implementation of the polluter pays principle - example of planning for decommissioning......Page 44
Estimating the economic benefits of redeveloping the former Athens International Airport......Page 56
Assessment of the impact of local energy policies in reducing greenhouse gas emissions......Page 68
The contradiction between modernising irrigation and water buyback......Page 80
The cost of food safety due to animal by-product regulation in Spain: who pays for it?......Page 88
Section 2: Cost benefits analysis......Page 100
Cost-benefit risk of renewable energy......Page 102
New benefit-cost methodology for evaluating renewable and energy efficiency programs of the US Department of Energy......Page 112
Assessing the efficiency of municipal expenditures regarding environmental protection......Page 124
Car scrappage incentives policies: a life cycle study on GHG emissions......Page 138
Section 3: Decision support systems......Page 150
Towards a decision support tool: sensitivity mapping of the French Mediterranean coastal environment......Page 152
Funding evaluation model for the implementation of wastewater treatment projects through public private partnerships......Page 164
Section 4: Natural resources management......Page 178
Payments for environmental services (PES): contribution to Indigenous livelihoods......Page 180
Enhancing natural resource management through payment for ecosystem services......Page 192
Investment in sustainable buildings: the role of green building assessment systems in real estate valuation......Page 204
Hydropower and sustainable development: a case study of Lao PDR......Page 216
Section 5: Social issues and environmental policies......Page 228
Sustainability actions in Mediterranean countries through cooperation partnerships: the case of the project PAMLED......Page 230
Relevance of environmental and public safety issues predicts public importance of economic vitality......Page 242
Values held by young stakeholders on financial planning regarding liabilities for nuclear decommissioning......Page 252
Evaluating the complementarity of the educational function in agriculture......Page 264
Green economies and green jobs: implications for South Africa......Page 274
Author Index......Page 286