This paper uses valuation data from Quotable Value New Zealand to examine changes in the value of the rural land in New … Zealand between 1989 and 2003. The value of rural land reflects the profitability of agriculture as well as the returns to … alternative land uses, and has a large impact on the prosperity of rural areas. The paper highlights the importance of both …

The environmental discussion is increasingly extended to the question of how to preserve biodiversity. As sensible … regulation of biodiversity utilization uses politically set incentive schemes, it is required to discus the monetary value of … biodiversity. Consequently, the relation between economic incentives and biodiversity is in the focus of our paper. By using bird …