tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37213272817983574252024-03-18T05:48:23.694-04:00Environmental Valuation & Cost-Benefit NewsSupporting Rational Evaluation Over Preconception by Facilitating Comprehensive QuantificationCostBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071275108594827359noreply@blogger.comBlogger1158125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721327281798357425.post-51768806723279296682023-06-14T09:25:00.005-04:002023-06-14T09:25:30.724-04:00Life Cycle Air Pollution, Greenhouse Gas, and Traffic Externality Benefits and Costs of Electrifying Uber and LyftAbstract Transportation network companies (TNCs), such as Uber and Lyft, have pledged to fully electrify their ridesourcing vehicle fleets by 2030 in the United States. In this paper, Aniruddh Mohan, Matthew Bruchon, Jeremy Michalek, and Parth Vaishnav introduce AgentX, a novel agent-based model built in Julia for simulating ridesourcing services with high geospatialCostBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071275108594827359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721327281798357425.post-33458001299823327952023-06-13T11:22:00.000-04:002023-06-13T11:23:33.164-04:00The regional economic impact of wildfires: Evidence from Southern EuropeAbstractSarah Meier, Robert J.R. Elliott and Eric Strobl estimate the impact of wildfires on the growth rate of gross domestic product (GDP) and employment of regional economies in Southern Europe from 2011 to 2018. To this end the authors match Eurostat economic data with geospatial burned area perimeters based on satellite imagery for 233 Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (CostBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071275108594827359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721327281798357425.post-75809544710619540272023-06-13T11:20:00.003-04:002023-06-13T11:20:30.769-04:00Conducting techno-economic analyses of early-stage designs for net-zero water and energy affordable homesAbstract Purpose: This study aims to provide and illustrate the application of a framework for conducting techno-economic analyses (TEA) of early-stage designs for net-zero water and energy, single-family homes that meet affordable housing criteria in diverse locations. Design/methodology/approach: The framework is developed and applied in a case example of a TEA of four designs for CostBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071275108594827359noreply@blogger.com0St Lucie County, FL, USA27.3225563 -80.54384499999999-0.98767753617884679 -115.70009499999999 55.632790136178841 -45.38759499999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721327281798357425.post-72091130477617962442023-06-12T07:12:00.004-04:002023-06-13T11:21:23.548-04:00Policy evaluation of waste pricing programs using heterogeneous causal effect estimationAbstractUsing machine learning methods in a quasi-experimental setting, Marica Valente studies the heterogeneous effects of introducing waste prices – unit prices on household unsorted waste disposal – on waste demands and municipal costs. Using a unique panel of Italian municipalities with large variation in prices and observables, she shows that waste demands are nonlinear. The author finds CostBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071275108594827359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721327281798357425.post-49252686363054206752023-06-09T17:12:00.000-04:002023-06-09T17:12:00.577-04:00Tree cover and property values in the United States: A national meta-analysisAbstract[A meta-analysis by Kent Kovacs, Grant West, David J. Nowak and Robert G. Haight] uses 21 hedonic property value studies and 157 unique observations to study the influence of tree cover on the value of homes in the United States. The authors construct elasticity estimates of the percentage change in home value for a 1% change in the percentage of tree cover around a home. Cluster weightedCostBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071275108594827359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721327281798357425.post-32350639689184952812023-06-09T13:19:00.001-04:002023-06-09T13:19:07.225-04:00Estimating the benefits of stream water quality improvements in urbanizing watersheds: An ecological production function approachSignificanceStreams are under significant ecological stress in rapidly urbanizing watersheds around the world. However, estimates of the combined use and nonuse benefits of improving urban stream water quality, which are critical for guiding policy, are generally lacking. To address this gap, Roger H. von Haefen, George Van Houtven, Alexandra Naumenko, Daniel R. Obenour, Jonathan W. Miller, CostBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071275108594827359noreply@blogger.com0North Carolina, USA35.7595731 -79.0192996999999917.4493392638211517 -114.17554969999999 64.06980693617885 -43.863049699999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721327281798357425.post-24534147450227670602023-05-23T16:12:00.003-04:002023-05-23T16:20:41.296-04:00New damage curves and multimodel analysis suggest lower optimal temperatureAbstract:Economic analyses of global climate change have been criticized for their poor representation of climate change damages. Here we develop and apply aggregate damage functions in three economic Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) with different degrees of complexity. The damage functions encompass a wide but still incomplete set of climate change impacts based on physical impact models. [CostBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071275108594827359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721327281798357425.post-36140784652220375672023-05-23T15:02:00.004-04:002023-05-23T15:04:03.552-04:00Sustainability transitions of contaminated sites: A global meta-analysis on economic effects of remediation behaviourAbstract:The worldwide diversity of contaminated sites, coupled with a scarcity of available land presents a challenge for urban spatial planning and, has led to an increasing political significance for brownfield conservation and reuse to achieve land resource sustainability. In this study, economic or the so-called ‘rebound effects’ of land regeneration are studied via a global meta-analysis onCostBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071275108594827359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721327281798357425.post-91333133704518779972023-05-22T22:01:00.006-04:002023-05-23T07:04:09.166-04:00An Analysis of U.S. Multi-Family Housing, Eco-Certifications, & WalkabilityAbstract:This paper examines the persistence of differentiated pricing in the multi-family housing related to eco-certification. In examining a sample of market rents for non-specialty, multi-family properties both across the U.S., as well as those areas that enjoy the highest concentrations of LEED certified apartments, Jeremy Gabe, Karen McGrath, Spenser Robinson and Andrew Sanderford find CostBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071275108594827359noreply@blogger.com0United States37.09024 -95.7128919.5819625045790815 -130.869141 64.598517495420921 -60.556641tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721327281798357425.post-70751426286940390212023-05-22T19:39:00.001-04:002023-05-22T19:39:22.821-04:00EPA and State of New Jersey Propose Settlement with Bank of America for Monmouth County, NJ Superfund Site CleanupOn May 15, 2023 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed settlement with Bank of America to address the White Swan Cleaners/Sun Cleaners Area Groundwater Contamination Superfund Site in Wall Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Under the proposed agreement, Bank of America, the current owner of the White Swan property, will be required to fund and perform vapor CostBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071275108594827359noreply@blogger.com0Wall Township, NJ, USA40.1801451 -74.0683294999999913.671409972300562 -109.22457949999999 66.688880227699428 -38.91207949999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721327281798357425.post-49535819457170932722023-05-22T18:33:00.003-04:002023-05-22T19:05:11.430-04:00The External Costs of Industrial Chemical Accidents: A Nationwide Property Value StudyAbstract:Industrial chemical accidents involving fires, explosions, or toxic vapors impose external costs on nearby communities. We examine changes in residential property values using nationwide data on chemical facilities, accidents, and residential transactions within a spatial difference-in-differences framework. Dennis Guignet, Robin R. Jenkins, Christoph Nolte, and James Belke find CostBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071275108594827359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721327281798357425.post-85643520488679404182023-05-22T15:20:00.001-04:002023-05-22T15:20:10.437-04:00Evaluating Property Value Impacts from Water-Related 'Green Infrastructure': A Hedonic Modeling ApproachAbstract:Over the past several decades, the rapid growth of Southwestern United States desert cities is creating significant climate and water scarcity challenges. City planners are using green infrastructure to mitigate these challenges and develop more livable, sustainable, and resilient communities. This study uses hedonic pricing modeling (HPM) to evaluate how constructed wastewater wetlands CostBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071275108594827359noreply@blogger.com0Crystal Gardens, Avondale, AZ 85392, USA33.4726412 -112.29652165.1624073638211527 -147.4527716 61.782875036178844 -77.1402716tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721327281798357425.post-25958460752889276952023-05-21T22:11:00.006-04:002023-05-22T08:58:18.200-04:00Who Benefits from Hazardous Waste Cleanups? Evidence from the Housing MarketAbstractThe Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) manages cleanup of hazardous waste releases at over 3,500 sites across the US, which covers approximately 17.5% of all developed land in the country. This paper evaluates the national housing market impacts of cleanups performed under RCRA and estimates the program's impacts on neighborhood change. We find that cleanups near residential CostBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071275108594827359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721327281798357425.post-81692387263860377882023-05-21T21:12:00.002-04:002023-05-21T22:15:20.842-04:00Policies, Projections, and the Social Cost of Carbon: Results from the DICE-2023 ModelAbstractThe present study examines the assumptions, modeling structure, and preliminary results of DICE-2023, the revised Dynamic Integrated Model of Climate and the Economy (DICE), updated to 2023. The revision contains major changes in the carbon and climate modules, the treatment of non-industrial greenhouse gases, discount rates, as well as updates on all the major components. The major CostBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071275108594827359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721327281798357425.post-72522398244548675652023-05-12T23:43:00.002-04:002023-05-12T23:43:38.105-04:00Air pollution and health impacts of oil & gas production in the United StatesAbstractOil and gas production is one of the largest emitters of methane, a potent greenhouse gas and a significant contributor of air pollution emissions. While research on methane emissions from oil and gas production has grown rapidly, there is comparatively limited information on the distribution of impacts of this sector on air quality and associated health impacts. Understanding the CostBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071275108594827359noreply@blogger.com0United States37.09024 -95.7128918.780006163821156 -130.869141 65.400473836178847 -60.556641tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721327281798357425.post-67726363366473527632023-05-11T09:51:00.002-04:002023-05-11T09:51:23.399-04:00Climate change and commercial real estate: Evidence from Hurricane SandyAbstract[Jawad M. Addoum, Piet Eichholtz, Eva Steiner and Erkan Yönder] study how professional investors capitalize flood risk in commercial real estate (CRE) markets after hurricane Sandy. [The authors] show that New York CRE exposed to flood risk trades at a large, persistent discount. CRE in Boston, which mostly escaped direct hurricane-related damage, also exhibits persistent price penalties.CostBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071275108594827359noreply@blogger.com0United States37.09024 -95.7128918.780006163821156 -130.869141 65.400473836178847 -60.556641tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721327281798357425.post-33019043322323967022023-05-11T09:27:00.006-04:002023-05-11T09:29:46.812-04:00Health, air pollution, and location choiceAbstract:This paper provides evidence that air-pollution-related health conditions change how households evaluate clean air and, as a result, incentivize them to relocate to locations with better air quality. The evidence implies that naive estimations of the adverse effect of air pollution on health are biased, as people sort on air quality differently depending on their health. [The author CostBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071275108594827359noreply@blogger.com0United States37.09024 -95.7128918.780006163821156 -130.869141 65.400473836178847 -60.556641tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721327281798357425.post-39618336549385025332023-05-11T09:10:00.004-04:002023-05-11T09:31:47.008-04:00India’s proposed Market-Based Economic Dispatch Mechanism Aims to Optimize Power Sector ResourcesRMI analysis reveals potential daily savings of INR 1.5–4 crores per day across peak and off-peak seasons in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu using the MBED mechanism.RMI’s new report, Transforming India’s Electricity Markets: The Promises of Market-Based Economic Dispatch and the Path Forward, highlights key leverage points for successful implementation of wholesale market reforms that ensures CostBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071275108594827359noreply@blogger.com0India20.593684 78.96288-7.7165498361788458 43.80663 48.903917836178849 114.11913tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721327281798357425.post-57898957163173929642023-05-10T18:45:00.006-04:002023-05-11T09:32:59.286-04:00The Value of Scattered Greenery in Urban Areas: A Hedonic Analysis in JapanAbstractThis study investigates the impact of scattered greenery (street trees and yard bushes), rather than cohesive greenery (parks and forests), on housing prices. The authors identify urban green space from high-resolution satellite images and combine these data with data on both condominium sales and rentals to estimate hedonic pricing models. They find that scattered urban greenery within CostBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071275108594827359noreply@blogger.com0Japan36.204824 138.2529247.8945901638211566 103.09667400000001 64.51505783617884 173.409174tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721327281798357425.post-52867514200170258392023-05-10T18:31:00.002-04:002023-05-10T18:31:20.733-04:00New Vehicle Standards Will Produce Enormous Benefits for Consumers and the ClimateUpdated pollution standards for cars and trucks will cut fuel costs and avoid up to a trillion dollars’ worth of climate-related damagesOne April 13, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed new vehicle standards that will significantly reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and other criteria pollutants from the transportation sector. EPA’s multipollutant standards for light- and CostBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071275108594827359noreply@blogger.com0United States37.09024 -95.7128918.780006163821156 -130.869141 65.400473836178847 -60.556641tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721327281798357425.post-87625994485946628472023-05-10T17:09:00.002-04:002023-05-10T17:09:23.043-04:00 Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Would Lower Pennsylvania Emissions, Add to State Revenues, and Have Little to No Impact on Electricity RatesA new report analyzes the expected impact on Pennsylvania emissions, power generation, revenue, and jobs, offering six central conclusions. In 2022, despite fierce opposition, Pennsylvania joined the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a cap-and-trade program designed to reduce carbon emissions from Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic power plants. Ongoing lawsuits have so far CostBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071275108594827359noreply@blogger.com0Pennsylvania, USA41.2033216 -77.194524712.893087763821157 -112.3507747 69.513555436178848 -42.0382747tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721327281798357425.post-54549854335343276982022-01-22T19:19:00.002-05:002022-01-22T19:19:57.446-05:00Valuing the Impact of Air Pollution in Urban Residence Using Hedonic Pricing and Geospatial Analysis, Evidence From Quito, EcuadorAbstractThis study attempts to determine the marginal willingness to pay for cleaner air in the Metropolitan District of Quito (DMQ) Equador by estimating the impact of air pollutants on property values. Spatial interpolation techniques portray pollutant concentrations in the DMQ. A hedonic model estimates air pollution impacts on properties. Impacts of three pollutants, (Particulate CostBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071275108594827359noreply@blogger.com1Quito, Ecuador-0.1806532 -78.4678382-28.490887036178844 -113.6240882 28.129580636178847 -43.3115882tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721327281798357425.post-92097673838359872952022-01-22T17:27:00.000-05:002022-01-22T17:27:09.330-05:00Economic Evaluation of the Indoor Environmental Quality of Buildings: The Noise Pollution Effects on Housing Prices in the City of Bari (Italy)AbstractAmong environmental factors, noise represents one of the most relevant determinants on human health and on the urban quality level and, consequently, on real estate values. Thus, the noise pollution issue plays a significant role in public urban policies aimed at increasing the acoustic comfort level and creating more sustainable and comfortable cities. The real estate market is CostBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071275108594827359noreply@blogger.com0Bari, Metropolitan City of Bari, Italy41.1171432 16.871871512.806909363821156 -18.2843785 69.427377036178854 52.0281215tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721327281798357425.post-36045001802653234382022-01-19T19:56:00.002-05:002022-01-20T19:58:43.421-05:00Comparing Pollution Where You Live and Play: A Hedonic Analysis of Enterococcus in the Long Island SoundAbstract:Hedonic property value studies of water quality conventionally focus on water quality levels measured nearest a home. This study examines whether water quality at the nearest access point (i.e., a beach) matters more to local residents. Megan Kung, Dennis Guignet and Patrick Walsh conduct a hedonic analysis of water quality in the Long Island Sound, where an aging CostBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071275108594827359noreply@blogger.com0Long Island Sound, United States41.0748454 -72.94605659999999112.764611563821155 -108.10230659999999 69.385079236178854 -37.789806599999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721327281798357425.post-24359362666711195032022-01-18T00:02:00.009-05:002022-01-19T20:05:39.221-05:00An Analysis of US Subsidies for Electric Buses and Freight Trucks... Congress may create entirely new subsidies for commercial electric vehicles and associated charging infrastructure included in both the Clean Energy for America Act and the Build Back Better Act. This issue brief analyzes the carbon dioxide (CO2) reductions and fiscal costs of subsidies for transit buses and certain trucks.Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (that is, anything larger than a CostBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071275108594827359noreply@blogger.com0United States37.09024 -95.7128918.780006163821156 -130.869141 65.400473836178847 -60.556641