TY - BOOK ID - 25447515 TI - Measuring the value of culture : methods and examples in cultural economics PY - 2008 SN - 128110812X 9786611108120 354074360X 3540743553 3642093779 PB - Berlin : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Arts KW - Culture KW - Economic aspects. KW - Microeconomics. KW - Regional economics. KW - Regional/Spatial Science. KW - Price theory KW - Economics KW - Regional planning KW - Regionalism KW - Space in economics KW - Spatial economics. KW - Spatial economics KW - Regional economics UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:25447515 AB - Acknowledgement of the value of culture and cultural goods is increasing world-wide. So too is interest in finding methods to quantify this value so that governments and private sponsors can make efficient funding decisions. "Measuring the Value of Culture" documents methods that can be used to put a price on the arts and cultural goods, including theatre, heritage, cultural events (like arts festivals), museums, archaeological sites and libraries. The methods discussed include economic impact studies, which use market data, as well as non-market valuation techniques, like willingness to pay studies, and the newer choice experiments. In addition, advances in more qualitative valuation methods are considered. The book aims to give practitioners a practical guide to conducting such valuation studies, while also providing potential funders with a means of interpreting the results. The theoretical background of the various methods, their potential problems and the kind of information they can provide is also discussed. ER -