Francisco, Herminia A. (Ed.)

Economy and environment : selected readings in the Philippines / edited by Herminia A. Francisco and Marian S. de los Angeles. - Quezon City : Resources, Environment and Economics Center for Studies, Inc. (REECS), 2003. - 387 pages : color illustrations, maps; 25 cm.



Chapter 1: The Natural Resource Situation in the Philippines: An Environmental Economics Perspective -- Chapter 2: Environmental Economics Research for Managing Philippine Natural Resources -- Part 1: Fishery and Coastal Resource Management -- Evaluation of Fisheries Management Alternatives for Lingayen Gulf -- Do Governing Institutions Affect the Performance of Marine Protected Areas? Evidence from the Philippines -- Transaction Costs of a Community Based Coastal Resource Management Program in San Miguel Bay, Southern Luzon -- Part 2: Land and Forest Resources: Resolving Competing Concerns -- Economic Analysis of Land Use Allocation for the Samar Island Forest Reserve -- Estimating Non-Use Values of the Samar Island Forest Reserve -- Pricing of Philippine Grassland Resources -- Land Use Decisions Under Risk for Degraded Grasslands in Claveria, Northern Mindanao -- Part 3: Options for Pollution Control -- The Economics of Air Pollution -- Benefits and Costs of Controlling Pollutants Emissions from Fossil-Fired Power Plants -- Air Quality Impacts of Energy Restructuring -- The Economic of Water Pollution -- An Effluent Charge for Saranggani Bay, Southern Mindanao: An Ex-ante Analysis -- Backyard and Commercial Piggeries: Environmental Consequences and Pollution Control Options -- The Economics of Solid Wastes -- Cost Sharing for Solid Waste Management -- Solid Waste Segregation and Recycling in Metro Manila: Household Attitudes and Behavior -- Part 4: The Economics of Environmental Disaster -- Estimation of Environmental Damages from Mining Pollution: The Marinduque Mining Accident -- The Oil Spill Incident in Lingayen Gulf: Valuation of Losses and Conflict Resolution Analysis -- Pollution-Induced Fish Kill in Bolinao: Effects of Excessive Acquaculture Structures and Overstocking

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Dr. Alan Cajes - Donation


Environmental economics.
Fishery and coastal resources management.