Includes bibliographical references and index.

Role of biology and ecological engineering in watershed and river restoration /Timothy C Granata and Ulrike Zika -- Codification, case studies, and methods for economic analysis of river systems / Fred J. Hitzhusen -- Estimating willingness to pay for additional protection of Ohio surface waters: contingent valuation of water quality / Stephen Irvin, Tim Haab, and Fred J. Hitzhusen -- Economics of high-head dam removal in an ecological context: a case study of the Ballville Dam, Fremont, Ohio / Sarah A. Kruse, Timothy C. Granata, and Ulrike Zika -- Economics of low-head dam removal: a case study on the Salmon River in Fort Covington, New York / David Warren and Fred J. Hitzhusen -- Economic analysis of infrastructure and water quality improvements in the Muskingum River Corridor / Fred J. Hitzhusen, Radha Ayalasomayajula, and Sarah Lowder -- Economic analysis of water quality and recreational benefits of the Hocking River Valley / Allan Sommer and Brent Sohngen -- Effects of pesticide use and farming practices on water treatment costs in Maumee River basin communities / D. Lynn Forster and Chris Murray -- Economic efficiency and distribution evaluation of dredging of toxic sediments and selected dam removal in the Mahoning River / Ashraf Abdul-Mohsen and Fred J. Hitzhusen -- An economic analysis of Lower Great Miami River segment improvements / Radha Ayalasomayajula, P. Wilner Jeanty, and Fred J. Hitzhusen -- Cuyahoga River Valley initiative: framing, codification, and preliminary economic analysis in an urban river corridor / Fred J. Hitzhusen, Sarah A. Kruse, Ashraf Abdul-Mohsen, Joana J. Ferreti-Meza, and Marc Hnytka -- Overview, key findings, and approaches including benefit transfer for generalization of research results / Fred J. Hitzhusen and Sarah A. Kruse.