Cost-Benefit Studies of Natural Resource Management in Southeast Asia

"This book applies cost-benefit analysis techniques in the management of environment and natural resources in developing countries of the Southeast Asian region and presents a compendium of studies conducted by researchers supported by the Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA). It emphasizes the close relationship between the environment and natural resources and economic development in such countries, addressing a wide range of problems that can be understood using economic evaluation techniques. General guidelines for conducting economic appraisals are provided, with the case studies illustrating how they can be applied in a developing country context. Cost-Benefit Analysis Application in Environmental and Natural Resource Management in Southeast Asia serves as essential reading for teachers, researchers, students and practitioners in environmental and natural resource economics, economic development and key issues facing policymakers in the Southeast Asian region"--Provided by publisher Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction....Pages 3-10 Principles and Practice of Cost–Benefit Analysis....Pages 11-46 Front Matter....Pages 47-47 A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Jatropha Biodiesel Production in China....Pages 49-67 Comparing the Social Costs of BiofuelsBIOFUELS and Fossil Fuels: A Case Study of VietnamVIETNAM ....Pages 69-91 Economic Analysis of Rice Straw Management Alternatives and Understanding Farmers’ Choices....Pages 93-111 Optimal Forest Management for Carbon Sequestration: A Case Study of Eucalyptus urophylla and Acacia mangium in Yen Bai Province, Vietnam....Pages 113-135 Rubber Plantation Development in Cambodia: A Cost-Benefit Analysis....Pages 137-156 Environmental Consequences of and Pollution Control Options for Pond “Tra” Fish Production in Thotnot District, Can Tho City, Vietnam....Pages 157-175 Front Matter....Pages 177-177 Application of an Educated Trade-Off Analysis Framework for the Ma Oya River Basin Development Project, Sri Lanka....Pages 179-199 Policy Options for Sustainable River Sand Mining in Sri Lanka....Pages 201-223 Front Matter....Pages 225-225 A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Ecotourism: A Case Study of Xe Pian National Protected Area, Champasak Province, Lao PDRLAO PDR ....Pages 227-250 A Cost and Benefit Analysis of the Community Forestry Project in Chumkiri District, Kampot Province, Cambodia....Pages 251-273 Economic Benefit of Management Options for a Suburban Forest (Kho Hong Hill) in South Thailand....Pages 275-297 Cost-Effectiveness of Policy Options for Sustainable Wetland Conservation: A Case Study of Qixinghe Wetland, China....Pages 299-322 Front Matter....Pages 323-323 Economic Vulnerability and Possible Adaptation to Coastal Erosion in San Fernando City, PhilippinesPHILIPPINES ....Pages 325-343 Adaptation to Sea Level Rise in the Vietnamese Mekong River Delta: Should a Sea Dike Be Built?....Pages 345-367 Exploring the Potentials of a Technology-Based Flood Early Warning System in Laguna, Philippines: A Cost-Benefit Analysis....Pages 369-387 Back Matter....Pages 389-396 This book applies cost-benefit analysis techniques in the management of environment and natural resources in developing countries of the Southeast Asian region and presents a compendium of studies conducted by researchers supported by the Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA). It emphasizes the close relationship between the environment and natural resources and economic development in such countries, addressing a wide range of problems that can be understood using economic evaluation techniques. General guidelines for conducting economic appraisals are provided, with the case studies illustrating how they can be applied in a developing country context. Cost-Benefit Studies of Natural Resource Management in Southeast Asia serves as essential reading for teachers, researchers, students and practitioners in environmental and natural resource economics, economic development and key issues facing policymakers in the Southeast Asian region