Measuring Water Quality Benefits

Author : V. Kerry Smith
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400942230
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Measuring Water Quality Benefits written by V. Kerry Smith and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost 5 years ago we began working together on research for the U.S. Environmental Protec tion Agency (EPA) to measure the benefits of water quality regulations. EPA had awarded a contract to Research Triangle Inst~ute (RTIl in response to a proposal that Bill wrote on measuring these benefits. After meeting with the EPA project officer, Dr Ann Fisher, the basic outlines of what would become this research were framed. Upon the suggestion of Bob Anderson, then chief of the Benefits Branch at EPA, we selected the Monongahela River as the focal point of a case study that would compare alternative benefit measurement approaches. Exactly how this case study would be done remained vague, but Ann urged that there be a survey and that nonuse benefits be included in the question naire design. Of course, Bill agreed. At the same time, Kerry was independently working on a review article that tied together some of the loose threads in the option value literature. He had also been thinking about how to measure option value, as well as working on ways to generalize the travel cost approach for estimating benefits of site attributes. Glenn Morris at RTI suggested that Bill have lunch with him and Kerry and that they could talk about Bill's research to see if there were any mutual interest. Over the lunch and Bill's ever present dessert in a Chapel Hill restaurant, we found out just how much we have in common.

Author : Clifford S. Russell
Publisher : IDB
ISBN 13 : 9781931003056
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Investing in Water Quality written by Clifford S. Russell and published by IDB. This book was released on 2001 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Daniel Feenberg
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0323160417
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Measuring the Benefits of Water Pollution Abatement written by Daniel Feenberg and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Measuring the Benefits of Water Pollution Abatement shows the aspects of benefit calculations in the context of water pollution control. The main purpose of this book is to show what kinds of data are needed or valuable in adequate benefit estimates, how to use the data, and how to improvise in their absence. Topics covered include the basic theory of welfare economics and cost-benefit analysis; practical techniques on how to estimate benefits of water pollution abatement; and empirical studies that illustrate the estimation techniques with real data. Environmentalists, economists, project managers, and project engineers will find the text interesting and informative.

Author : Allen V. Kneese
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135988269
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Measuring the Benefits of Clean Air and Water written by Allen V. Kneese and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kneese examines issues surrounding benefits assessment, including such tools as bidding games, surveys, property value studies, wage differentials, risk reduction evaluation, and mortality and morbidity cost estimation. He discusses methods for quantitatively estimating benefits derived from the maintenance or improvement of air and water quality. Suitable for undergraduate classroom use. Originally published in 1984

Author : David Willis
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781568067247
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Measuring Economic Benefits of Water Pollution Abatement in an Irrigated River Basin written by David Willis and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1992 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Develops a multiple parameter analytical procedure for estimating benefits of water pollution abatement.

Author : Edna Tusak Loehman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Measuring the Benefits of Drinking Water Quality Improvements written by Edna Tusak Loehman and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309069483
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Clean Coastal Waters written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-08-17 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental problems in coastal ecosystems can sometimes be attributed to excess nutrients flowing from upstream watersheds into estuarine settings. This nutrient over-enrichment can result in toxic algal blooms, shellfish poisoning, coral reef destruction, and other harmful outcomes. All U.S. coasts show signs of nutrient over-enrichment, and scientists predict worsening problems in the years ahead. Clean Coastal Waters explains technical aspects of nutrient over-enrichment and proposes both immediate local action by coastal managers and a longer-term national strategy incorporating policy design, classification of affected sites, law and regulation, coordination, and communication. Highlighting the Gulf of Mexico's "Dead Zone," the Pfiesteria outbreak in a tributary of Chesapeake Bay, and other cases, the book explains how nutrients work in the environment, why nitrogen is important, how enrichment turns into over-enrichment, and why some environments are especially susceptible. Economic as well as ecological impacts are examined. In addressing abatement strategies, the committee discusses the importance of monitoring sites, developing useful models of over-enrichment, and setting water quality goals. The book also reviews voluntary programs, mandatory controls, tax incentives, and other policy options for reducing the flow of nutrients from agricultural operations and other sources.

Author : Nancy Bockstael
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Measuring the Benefits of Water Quality Improvements Using Recreation Demand Models written by Nancy Bockstael and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : George Russell Parsons
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Measuring Water Quality Benefits Using a Random Utility Model of Lake Recreation in Wisconsin written by George Russell Parsons and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Nelson L. Nemerow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Benefits of Water Quality Enhancement written by Nelson L. Nemerow and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: