Categories: Natural Hazards, Floods, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Weather

Estimating the Direct Economic Damages of the Earthquake in Haiti

By CostBenefit on Aug 16, 2010 | In Latin America, Academic Study/Journal Article, Natural Hazards, Contamination Cost

Abstract: This article makes an initial assessment of the monetary damages caused by the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Damages are estimated for a disaster with both 200,000 and 250,000 total dead and missing, using Haiti’s economic and demographic data. The… more »

Implicit amenity prices and the location of retirees in England and Wales

By CostBenefit on Jul 17, 2010 | In General, Air, U.K., Academic Study/Journal Article, Weather, Hedonic Analysis, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: General equilibrium models in which compensation for local amenities occurs in both housing and labour markets have been widely used to generate implicit amenity prices and regional quality of life indices. An implication and prospective test o… more »

BP Oil Disaster Threatens Mississippi Delta Goods and Services Worth Far More than BP's Value - First Study of Delta as Capital Asset Concludes Restoring Wetlands Would Produce $62 Billion in Annual Benefits

By CostBenefit on Jun 11, 2010 | In Air, Water, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Land + Water, Contaminated Properties, Wetlands, Oil/Gasoline/Benzene, Hurricanes, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, South, Natural Resource Damages, Ecosystem Valuation, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits, Press Release (May be biased), Recreation, Free Report at Time of Entry

The BP oil disaster, hurricanes and wetlands loss threaten a net value of $330 billion to $1.3 trillion in natural system goods and services, according to the first study of the Mississippi River Delta as a capital asset. Even the low end estimate of the… more »

Kansas City, Mo., to Spend $2.5 Billion to Cut Sewer Overflows

By CostBenefit on Jun 9, 2010 | In Water, Land + Water, Legal, Fines, Government Report, Floods, Green Roofs, Midwest, Regulatory Analysis, Contamination Cost, Costs and Benefits, Wastewater, Free Report at Time of Entry

May 18, 2010) - The City of Kansas City, Mo., has agreed to make extensive improvements to its sewer systems, at a cost estimated to exceed $2.5 billion over 25 years, to eliminate unauthorized overflows of untreated raw sewage and to reduce pollution le… more »

Americans too confident in flood, hurricane preparedness - America THINKS survey from HNTB prompts call for education, funding and collaboration

By CostBenefit on Jun 8, 2010 | In U.S., Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Real Estate Construction Housing, Floods, Regulatory Analysis, Contamination Cost, Contingent Valuation, Surveys,.., Costs and Benefits, Press Release (May be biased), Free Report at Time of Entry

While a new America THINKS survey from HNTB Corporation shows six in ten (60 percent) Americans believe their area is prepared to deal with the potential damage from an extreme storm, hurricane or extensive flooding, events this spring have shown otherwi… more »
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