"This FEIS is prepared pursuant to NEPA to assess the environmental impacts associated with NOAA's approval of incorporation of the revised guidelines into the WCMP. The new guidelines take into account ecological functions, cumulative impacts of many small scale developments, and represent greater efforts to restore coastal environments. The proposed action, i.e., NOAA's approval of incorporation of the revised guidelines, would allow the State to use federal CZMA grants awarded to WDOE in support of local governments revising their Shoreline Master Programs to meet the new guideline requirements. In addition, the State would be able to apply the federal consistency provisions of the CZMA using the new guidelines"--Cover letter.

In this title, originally published in 1984, Wilman develops and describes a methodology for imputing a monetary value to the loss in beach recreational services that would result from a hypothetical oil spill in the Georges Bank area off Massachusetts. Combining an oil-spill risk analysis model with an hedonic pricing model to generate estimates of beach pollution costs associated with offshore oil development, Wilman makes possible for the first time a rational judgement regarding whether the benefits of developing offshore oil outweigh the costs. This book is a valuable resource for students interested in environmental studies and Wilman’s methodological approach can be used to value other nonmarket resource services in any area.