Natural resource damages: law and economics.

LAW. Public Trust and Parens Patriae Doctrines. Common Law Claims. Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Oil Pollution Act of 1990. ECONOMICS. The Context for Valuation. CERCLA Regulatory Framework. Markets and Concepts of Value. Externalities and Public Goods. Revealed Preference Valuation Methods. The Contingent Valuation Method. Contingent Valuation: Issues and Applications. CASE STUDIES. Overview of Case Studies. Eagle Mine and Idarado. Idaho v. Southern Refrigerated. Russian River Basin Formaldehyde Release. Validating a Type A Assessment Model. Economics of Ecological Restoration. Nestucca Oil Spill. Natural Resource Damages for Oil Spills in California. Exxon Valdez--Lost Recreation Use. Kakadu Conservation Zone. Table of Cases. Index.