Willingness to Pay: Referendum Contingent Valuation and Uncertain Project Benefits
May 1999
Author(s): Vaughan, William J.; Russell, Clifford S.; Rodríguez, Diego J.; Darling, Arthur H.
This study uses contingent valuation (CV) methods to estimate the benefit of an environmental water quality project of the Tietê River and its tributaries that flow through the São Paulo, Brazil,…
La selección de instrumentos de política ambiental: Problemas teóricos y consideraciones prácticas
Nov 1997
Author(s): Russell, Clifford S.; Powell, Philip T.
El interés en los problemas ambientales de los países en desarrollo ha dado lugar a una cantidad cada vez mayor de obras teóricas sobre la selección de instrumentos de política, en las cuales se…
Good Practices for Urban Greening
Apr 1997
Author(s): Sorensen, Mark; Smit, Jac; Barzetti, Valerie
This report seeks to provide the reader with a strong background on the benefits, challenges, and approaches to the development of a sustainable urban greening program. The examples and ideas in the…
Poverty and the Employment Problem in Argentina
Feb 1997
Author(s): Márquez, Gustavo; Morley, Samuel A.
This paper discusses poverty and unemployment in Argentina, beginning with the turbulent years since 1980. Argentina suffered a 25 percent reduction in per capita income, two bouts of hyperinflation…