Environmental Policy Analysis for Decision Making

What Is Policy Analysis, and What Is Its Role in the Policy Process? -- Scoping the Policy Analysis -- Decision Criteria and Decision Methods for Policy Analysis -- Steps in Conducting an Environmental Policy Analysis -- Modeling -- Statistical Analysis Using Regression -- Principles of Benefit-Cost Analysis -- Discounting Benefits and Costs Over Time -- Valuation of Environmental Resources and Quality -- Regional Economic Analysis, Input-Output Models and Multipliers -- Optimization and Linear Programming -- Risk Analysis -- Examples of Policy Analyses -- Concluding Guidance.