Tim Haab’s research focuses on the valuation of environmental and natural resources. Recent research has looked at the lost economic value to visitors to Northwest Florida due to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the economic benefits of reductions of marine debris on Southern California beaches, the health and environmental values of alternative fuels and the role of environmental valuation in marine planning. https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/contributor/timothy-haab/rss en Blue Economy Plastic Pollution Fri, 27 Jul 2018 08:00:00 +0000 Timothy Haab https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/07/27/whats-a-clean-beach-worth-to-you https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/07/27/whats-a-clean-beach-worth-to-you Timothy Haab, a professor at Ohio State University, explains how and why putting a price tag on a beach’s value encourages policymakers to value natural capital.