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Methods to assess and evaluate environmental damage are presented, to include cost-benefit analysis, contingent evaluation, conjoint analysis, and habitat equivalency analysis. Methods are demonstrated with risk management contexts.
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Olson, D.L., Wu, D. (2023). Environmental Damage and Risk Assessment. In: Enterprise Risk Management Models. Springer Texts in Business and Economics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-68038-4_15
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