Brazil's environmental problems, especially Amazon deforestation, have attracted considerable attention, particularly in the developed world. Peter May brings a sharper and more critical focus to bear on this topic by offering a general overview and seven microeconomic case studies on particular problems in the Brazilian environment.

1. Globalization, Economic Valuation, and Natural Resource Policies in Brazil, by by Peter H. May Historical Patterns of Resource Use in Brazil Environmental and Natural Resource Policy Framework Methodological Issues in Economic Valuation and Policy Assessment A Critical Overview of Methods and Conclusions from the Case Studies 2. Measuring Sustainability: Forest Values and Agropastoral Expansion in Brazil, by by Peter H. May Sustainable Development Indicators Brazilian Frontier Expansion and Land Degradation Estimating Forest Resource Values 3. Developing a Quantitative Framework for Sustainable Resource-Use Planning in the Brazilian Amazon, by by Oriana Trindade de Almeida and Christopher Uhl General Characteristics of Land Use in Paragominas Methodology Results and Discussion A Leadership Role for Local Governments in the Responsible Development of the Eastern Amazon 4. Charcoal-Fueled Steel Production in Brazil: An Exercise in Environmental Valuation, by by Josemar X. de Medeiros Economic and Social Aspects Environmental Aspects An Exercise in Environmental Valuation Incorporation of Environmental Costs in Charcoal-Fueled Steel ManufactureConclusions 5. Economic Valuation of Mangrove Ecosystems, by by Monica Grasso and Yara Schaeffer-Novelli Economic Valuation and Green Accounting Economic Valuation of a Mangrove Ecosystem in CananCia, Sao Paulo 6. Contingent Valuation in Brazil: An Estimation of Pollution Damage in the Pantanal Survey Design Discrete-Choice Modeling Procedure The Pantanal 7. Estimation of Water Quality Control Benefits and Instruments in Brazil. The Impact of Sanitation on Waterborne Diseases in Brazil, by Ronaldo Sera da Motta and Leonardo Rezende Waterborne Diseases and Sanitation in Brazil The Model The Role of Sanitation in Waterborne Diseases Environmental Standards, Revenue Generation, and Pollution Taxes: A Simulation for Tieta River Basin in Brazil, by by Ronaldo Sera da Motta and Francisco Eduardo Mendes Market-Based Instruments A Model for Simulating Market-Based Application Results and Conclusions 8. Valuing Social Sustainability: Environmental Recuperation on Favela(r)MDNMO Hillsides in Rio de Janeiro, by by Peter H. May Urban Poverty and Rio's Favelas Community Reforestation Project Community Profile Environmental Valuation Equity Effects Cost Effectiveness Sociopolitical Assessment

Brazil's environmental problems, especially Amazon deforestation, have attracted considerable attention, particularly in the developed world. Peter May brings a sharper and more critical focus to bear on this topic by offering a general overview and seven microeconomic case studies on particular problems in the Brazilian environment.