Valuing Wildlife Resources In Alaska

George Peterson

Part One: What Does Economics Have to Contribute to the Management of Wildlife Resources? 1. An Agency Review and Perspective on the Importance of Economic Information in Wildlife Management 2. A Manager's Guide to the Valuation of Nonmarket Resources: What Do You Really Want to Know? Part Two: A Review of Relevant Economic Theory and Methods 3. Regional Economic Impact Analysis for Alaskan Wildlife Resources 4. A Total Value Framework for Benefit Estimation 5. The Production of Natural Resource Services: An Analysis of Supply Side Economic Benefits and Costs 6. Measuring Net Economic Value and Regional Economic Impact Part Three: Applications to Wildlife and Wildlife Management 7. Estimating the Economic Value of Subsistence Harvest of Wildlife in Alaska 8. Pricing and Revenue Capture: Converting Willingness to Pay into State and Private Revenue 9. Wildlife Economics in the Alaskan Context 10. Managing Environmental Accidents Part Four: Case Studies 11. Developing a Study Plan—The Economic Impact of Wildlife in Alaska 12. The Total Value of the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary