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Modern Cost–Benefit Analysis Of Hydropower Conflicts / ed. by Johansson and P.-O.   Kriström, B. Edward Elgar, June 2011, 240 p., ISBN 978 1 84980 880 4http://www.e-elgar.com/bookentry_main.lasso?id=14253&#38;breadcrumlink=&#38;breadcrum=&#38;sub_values=&#38;site_Bus_Man=&#38;site_dev=&#38;site_eco=&#38;site_env_eco=&#38;site_inn_tech=&#38;site_int_pol=&#38;site_law=&#38;site_pub_soc=Description :This important book sheds light on the ways in which modern  tools of welfare economics can be used to assess the benefits and costs  of resource conflicts involving hydropower. The chapters highlight key  methodological issues in this area; ranging from the intersection  between cost–benefit analysis and behavioral economics, to the value of  load balancing services provided by hydropower. The inclusion of  insights from expert contributors from both sides of the Atlantic brings  a unique and interesting range of viewpoints to the work.Contents:1. Introduction / Per-Olov Johansson and Bengt Kriström2. Environmental Cost–Benefit Analysis and Water Quality Management / Nick Hanley3.  Recreational Benefits of Removing Dams and Restoring Free Flowing  Rivers: An Example Micro-Meta Analysis of the Contingent Visitation  Benefits of Removing Dams / John Loomis4. A Blueprint for a Cost–Benefit Analysis of a Water Use Conflict. Hydroelectricity versus Other Uses / Per-Olov Johansson and Bengt Kriström5. Estimation of WTP with Point and Self-selected Interval Responses / Bo Ranneby and Jun Yu6. Energy in a Bathtub: Electricity Trade Between Countries with Different Generation Technologies / Finn Försund7. Renewable Energy Expansion and the Value of Balance Regulation Power / Finn Försund and Lennart Hjalmarsson8. The Political Economy of Hydropower and Fish in the Western U.S. / John Duffield9. Does Behavioral Economics Have a Role for Benefit Cost Analysis? / V. Kerry Smith and Eric M. Moore