Abstract

Preface, Audiences for the Book and Acknowledgements. 1. What is Policy Analysis, and What is its Role in the Policy Process. 2. Scoping the Policy Analysis. 3. Decision Criteria and Decision Methods for Policy Analysis. 4. Steps in Conducting an Environmental Policy Analysis. 5. Modeling. 6. Statistical Analysis Using Regression. 7. Principles of Benefit-Cost Analysis. 8. Discounting Benefits and Costs Over Time. 9. Valuation of Environmental Resources and Quality. 10. Regional Economic Analysis, Input-Output Models and Multipliers. 11. Optimization and Linear Programming. 12. Risk Analysis. 13. Examples of Policy Analyses. 14. Concluding Guidance. References. Index.

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