Economics and ecological risk assessment : applications to watershed management / edited by Randall J.F. Bruins, Matthew T. Heberling.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Watershed planning and management in the United States / Richard A. Cole, Timothy D. Feather, and Joy D. Muncy -- Introduction to ecological risk assessment in watersheds / Randall J.F. Bruins and Matthew T. Heberling -- A framework for risk analysis for ecological restoration projects in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ; Appendix 4-A : Example application of risk analysis to a USACE ecological restoration project / Heida L. Diefenderfer, Ronald M. Thom, and Keith Hofseth -- Introduction to economic analysis in watersheds ; Appendix 5-A : Discussion of stated preference methods used in three case studies / Matthew T. Heberling and Randall J.F. Bruins -- Ecological and economic analysis for water quality standards ; Appendix 6-A : Using multimetric indices to define the integrity of stream biological assemblages and instream habitat / Randall J.F. Bruins and Matthew T. Heberling -- Decision-making and uncertainty in ambient water quality management / Leonard A. Shabman -- Scaling environmental restoration to offset injury using habitat equivalency analysis / P. David Allen II, David J. Chapman, and Diana Lane -- Conceptual approach for integrated watershed management ; Appendix 9-A : Discussion of existing frameworks that have been applied to watershed management ; Appendix 9-B : Sociocultural assessment methods / Randall J.F. Bruins, Matthew T. Heberling, and Tara A. Maddock -- Evaluating development alternatives for a high-quality stream threatened by urbanization : Big Darby Creek watershed / O. Homer Erekson [and others] -- Valuing biodiversity in a rural valley : Clinch and Powell River watershed ; Appendix 11-A : Random utility model ; Appendix 11-B : Excerpt from survey administered by the University of Tennessee : explanation of hypothetical agricultural policies and their potential impacts / Steve Stewart [and others] -- Seeking solutions for interstate conflict over water and endangered species : Platte River watershed ; Appendix 12-A : Summary of survey response information used to calculate utility of environmental management policy options for the Central Platte River floodplain / Raymond J. Supalla [and others] -- An ecological economic model for integrated scenario analysis : anticipating change in the Hudson River watershed / Jon D. Erickson [and others] -- Determining economic tradeoffs among ecological services : planning for ecological restoration in the Lower Fox River and Green Bay / Jeffery K. Lazo [and others] -- The habitat-based replacement cost method : building on habitat equivalency analysis to inform regulatory or permit decisions under the Clean Water Act / P. David Allen II [and others]