Introduction to Economics for Coastal Managers
Helping Manage Competing Demands for Coastal Resources
Managing coastal resources often means making hard decisions about the best way to use those resources-especially when there are competing demands. Although there is no simple way to do this, economic methods can help coastal resource managers make better-informed decisions about managing the resource.
This document provides information about how economics can be applied to coastal resource management by
- Describing different ways of assigning value to resources
- Discussing a few methods for comparing and assessing different management alternatives
- Providing several case studies that show how economic methods were applied to coastal resource management in real-life situations
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The NOAA Coastal Services Center offers economic expertise and advice on a wide variety of issues. Services include assistance in interpreting results in economic studies to guidance in designing a study or writing a proposal for economic work under contract. Contact the Center for more information - csc.info@noaa.gov.