Geoffrey Heal
- Published in print:
- 1999
- Published Online:
- November 2003
- ISBN:
- 9780195130522
- eISBN:
- 9780199867363
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0195130529.003.0011
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Public and Welfare
Crude cost‐benefit analysis is often a poor guide to solving issues of the environment but also those of culture. Both can have economic as well as intrinsic value that is commonly recognized, if not ...
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Crude cost‐benefit analysis is often a poor guide to solving issues of the environment but also those of culture. Both can have economic as well as intrinsic value that is commonly recognized, if not valued. For methodologically similar problems such as these, cost‐benefit analysis must be complemented by new analytical instruments. Beyond the criterion of use value, used for private goods, Serageldin highlights the relevance of nonextractive value, including existence value, e.g., the value of a cultural site goes beyond the amount that the site is able to generate in terms of tourist dollars. Unique sites have value for the world at large, not just for residents and visitors. Serageldin suggests that private–public partnerships to ensure the revitalization of priceless sites such as old cities would be an effective policy option, offering to illustrate the examples of the historical districts of Hafsia, Tunis, and Fez, Morocco.Less
Crude cost‐benefit analysis is often a poor guide to solving issues of the environment but also those of culture. Both can have economic as well as intrinsic value that is commonly recognized, if not valued. For methodologically similar problems such as these, cost‐benefit analysis must be complemented by new analytical instruments. Beyond the criterion of use value, used for private goods, Serageldin highlights the relevance of nonextractive value, including existence value, e.g., the value of a cultural site goes beyond the amount that the site is able to generate in terms of tourist dollars. Unique sites have value for the world at large, not just for residents and visitors. Serageldin suggests that private–public partnerships to ensure the revitalization of priceless sites such as old cities would be an effective policy option, offering to illustrate the examples of the historical districts of Hafsia, Tunis, and Fez, Morocco.
Harini Nagendra
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- August 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780199465927
- eISBN:
- 9780199087105
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199465927.003.0009
- Subject:
- Sociology, Science, Technology and Environment, Urban and Rural Studies
Lakes constitute highly challenging contexts for the conservation of nature in the city. Over the centuries, the social function of lakes has changed from essential water reservoirs and locations of ...
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Lakes constitute highly challenging contexts for the conservation of nature in the city. Over the centuries, the social function of lakes has changed from essential water reservoirs and locations of rich biodiversity to empty places valued for their ability to hold vast quantities of sewage, or as potential real estate gold mines. As we have seen, efforts at lake conservation need joint efforts by government agencies, civic bodies, and resident groups of all socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. Only this can help to forge a new approach for the conservation of lakes in Bengaluru, one that is pluralistic, inclusive, and generated from the ground up. Such collaborative efforts should, however, not be restricted only to lakes, and are indeed required to protect all aspects of nature in the city.Less
Lakes constitute highly challenging contexts for the conservation of nature in the city. Over the centuries, the social function of lakes has changed from essential water reservoirs and locations of rich biodiversity to empty places valued for their ability to hold vast quantities of sewage, or as potential real estate gold mines. As we have seen, efforts at lake conservation need joint efforts by government agencies, civic bodies, and resident groups of all socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. Only this can help to forge a new approach for the conservation of lakes in Bengaluru, one that is pluralistic, inclusive, and generated from the ground up. Such collaborative efforts should, however, not be restricted only to lakes, and are indeed required to protect all aspects of nature in the city.
M.S. Sreerekha
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- March 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780199468164
- eISBN:
- 9780199088836
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199468164.003.0005
- Subject:
- Sociology, Occupations, Professions, and Work, Gender and Sexuality
This chapter includes the primary data collected on anganwadis in the NCR, and a study of the interviews of the anganwadi workers in selected areas of the NCR. The chapter is based on qualitative ...
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This chapter includes the primary data collected on anganwadis in the NCR, and a study of the interviews of the anganwadi workers in selected areas of the NCR. The chapter is based on qualitative interviews with the workers and helpers of the anganwadis in the selected areas and also includes information and views based on the interviews with anganwadi union leaders. It has a critical analysis of the findings from the primary literature and from the field work. The chapter analyses the issues and concerns raised by the workers and discusses the honorarium, appointments, and issues around other benefits of the workers and also the politics of caste, class and gender around anganwadis, the issue of privatization and NGOization and the rise of Health Hub anganwadis, and so on to see the conditions in which anganwadis are functioning today in the NCR.Less
This chapter includes the primary data collected on anganwadis in the NCR, and a study of the interviews of the anganwadi workers in selected areas of the NCR. The chapter is based on qualitative interviews with the workers and helpers of the anganwadis in the selected areas and also includes information and views based on the interviews with anganwadi union leaders. It has a critical analysis of the findings from the primary literature and from the field work. The chapter analyses the issues and concerns raised by the workers and discusses the honorarium, appointments, and issues around other benefits of the workers and also the politics of caste, class and gender around anganwadis, the issue of privatization and NGOization and the rise of Health Hub anganwadis, and so on to see the conditions in which anganwadis are functioning today in the NCR.
