Applying Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to Environmental and Resource Economics

Ian Bateman, A.P. Jones, A.A. Lovett, I.R. Lake and B.H. Day

Environmental & Resource Economics, 2002, vol. 22, issue 1, 219-269

Abstract: Many of the analyses undertaken byenvironmental and resource economics areintimately concerned with spatial variations.This article examines the contribution whichGeographical Information Systems (GIS) mayprovide in incorporating the complexities ofthe spatial dimension within such analyses. Thepaper introduces the reader to the types ofdata handled by a GIS and overviews thepractical functionality offered by suchsystems. A brief literature review issupplemented by a number of more detailedapplications illustrating various GIStechniques which may be of use to the appliedenvironmental or resource economist. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 2002

Keywords: benefit transfer; environmental economics; Geographical Information System (GIS); resource economics; spatial analysis; valuation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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