Valuing U.S. National Parks and Programs: America's Best Investment

by John B. Loomis and Linda J. Bilmes

This book provides the first comprehensive economic valuation of U.S. National Parks (including monuments, seashores, lakeshores, recreation areas, and historic sites) and National Park Service (NPS) programs.

The book develops a comprehensive framework to calculate the economic value of protected areas, with particular application to the U.S. National Park Service. The framework covers many benefits provided by NPS units and programs, including...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138483125
• ISBN13: 9781138483125
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"