Category: Cost-Benefit Analysis

Revisiting the Need of Improved Stoves: Estimating Health, Time and Carbon Benefits

By CostBenefit on Feb 25, 2010 | In Air, Land, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Health, Academic Study/Journal Article, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Costs and Benefits, Free Report at Time of Entry | Send feedback »

Abstract: Indoor air pollution (IAP), especially through the smoke released when burning solid biomass fuel for cooking, is a major environmental health problem in Nepal. About 85 percent of Nepalese households are dependent on solid biomass fuels for c… more »

The Financial Costs of Ecologically Nonsustainable Farming Practices in a Semiarid System

By CostBenefit on Feb 21, 2010 | In Africa, Academic Study/Journal Article, Preservation & Open Space, Endangered Species, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Ecosystem Valuation, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

Nonsustainable ostrich farming practices have degraded large areas of the Little Karoo, a semiarid region in South Africa. The Little Karoo lies within the Succulent Karoo biome, a recognized biodiversity hotspot. A financial feasibility analysis was und… more »

The Social Costs and Benefits of Biofuels: The Intersection of Environmental, Energy and Agricultural Policy

By CostBenefit on Feb 19, 2010 | In Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, U.S., Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Academic Study/Journal Article, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Regulatory Analysis, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Costs and Benefits, Multimedia -- Audio and/or Video, Free Report at Time of Entry | Send feedback »

Abstract: The efficacy of alternative biofuel policies in achieving energy, environmental and agricultural policy goals is assessed using economic cost-benefit analysis. Government mandates are superior to consumption subsidies, especially with suboptima… more »

High-Speed Inter-City Transport System in Japan Past, Present and the Future

By CostBenefit on Feb 11, 2010 | In General, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Asia, Academic Study/Journal Article, Transportation, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Costs and Benefits, Free Report at Time of Entry | Send feedback »

Abstract: With the advent of Shinkansen in 1964, a unique inter-city transport network in which high-speed railway and air transport ... emerged in Japan, and modal choice between them [has been] based on price and speed... Looking ahead, the next genera… more »

Estimating the Health Damage Costs of Syrian Electricity Generation System Using Impact Pathway Approach

By CostBenefit on Feb 10, 2010 | In Air, Energy, Health, Asia, Academic Study/Journal Article, Oil/Gasoline/Benzene, Contamination Cost, Sulfur, SO2, Cost-Benefit Analysis | Send feedback »

Abstract: Based on the simplified impact pathway approach the environmental impacts from airborne pollutant emissions of Syrian electricity generation system have been assessed and the associated external damage costs to human health have been evaluated.… more »
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