Costing the countryside |
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| Authors: | Andrew Flynn Andy C Pratt |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Geography and Earth Resources , The University of Hull , Cottingham Road, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK;2. Department of Geography , London School of Economics and Political Science , Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE, UK |
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| Abstract: | The debate on valuing the environment moved to the fore in Britain in the late 1980s, principally as the result of the interaction of two factors: growing party political competition on the environment; and difficulties the Conservative Government were experiencing in defining a distinct neo‐liberal agenda for the environment. Despite its technocratic overtones, valuing the environment has thus become part of a broader political debate. Moreover, there are a number of radical implications for decision making and the role of conservation organizations which flow from an adoption of valuation practices and we seek to identify these as well. |
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