TY  - BOOK
AU  - Heide,C.Martijn van der
AU  - Heijman,Willem
TI  - The economic value of landscapes
T2  - Routledge studies in ecological economics
SN  - 9780415563284 (hardback)
AV  - SB472.45 .E396 2013
U1  - 333.7315 E396 2013 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Landscape design
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Real estate development
KW  - Value added
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Green Business
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "This book aims to explore the avenue of landscape economics and provides the building blocks (from different scientific disciplines) for an economic analysis of landscapes. What exactly constitutes and determines the value of a landscape? It focuses on the value of landscapes in its broadest sense, thereby covering a variety of topics including stakeholder involvement in landscape design, landscape governance and landscape perceptions from different countries. Merely saying that landscapes have value or are important is not sufficient - not when resources are scarce and have alternative uses. Measuring and quantifying the economic value of changes in landscapes would help ensure that landscape management decisions are both (economically) rational and sound"--
ER  -