Environmental values - what’s the point?

摘要: Environmental policy aims at preserving environmental values. But what is the point… i) of concept values and ii) that will actually be reached? This thesis focuses on both these questions. Setting an target requires a, implicit or explicit, trade-off between Even though economics offers a theoretical foundation as well methods for this, it might argued other should considered. Paper I investigates meaning of, relation between, different value related terms. The perspective crucial: biological objects have economic whereas values, interpreted intrinsic, are incommensurable with II discusses potential implications differences perspectives asserted by respondents stated preference (SP) surveys implied valuation question. It concluded rights incompatible in most situations this coherent explanation to anomalies often found SP-surveys. III IV apply econometric tools explaining why firms violate comply regulations. In studies shown frequency inspections important encourage compliance. results from non-parametric revealed smaller, less environmentally harmful, higher violation absence but they increase their compliance more response increased inspection frequency. none papers can excluded affect behaviour through deterrent effect knowledge following information inspectors. social capital consciousness focus. capital, measured trust, has non-linear partly negative. A possible counter-intuitive result naive form, exploited governed calculated rather than normative motives.