Economic Benefits of Improved Water Quality: Public Perceptions of Option and Preservation Values

by Robert A Young, Douglas A Greenley, Richard G Walsh, et al.

Book Overview

Until recently, there has been general agreement that improvement and preservation of water quality, though costly, provided economic and social benefits that outweighed the expense. Now, however, some observers are beginning to question whether the costs of the 1972 Water Pollution Control Act may actually exceed those benefits. This book provides answers to some of the questions that have been raised. The authors give measures of several important...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367169282
• ISBN13: 9780367169282
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 184 Pages