title: Evaluation of benefits from amenity and wildlife conservation.
abstract: Vague statement concerning the desirability of conserving trees, old buildings, wildlife, or other assets, which contribute to public welfare without increasing the Gross National Produce, are commonplace; but they are not, in themselves, precise enough to facilitate decision-taking in particular instances or in the general allocation of funds or resources in the economy. There is, therefore, a need for the adoption of valuation procedures, similar to those outlined, together with a more sensible approach towards the discounting of future values, and a closer consideration of the sort of environment and life-style towards which we are striving.
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting