Category: Beaches and Erosion

Economic Valuation of Environmental Damages due to the Prestige Oil Spill in Spain

By CostBenefit on Jan 20, 2010 | In Land + Water, Europe, Academic Study/Journal Article, Oil/Gasoline/Benzene, Beaches and Erosion, Ecosystem Valuation, Contamination Cost, Contingent Valuation, Surveys,.., Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

Abstract: This paper presents a parametric and non-parametric analysis of data from a contingent valuation study (CVM) conducted to estimate environmental use and passive use losses due to the Prestige oil spill. This is the first CVM study conducted in… more »

Recreational, Cultural and Aesthetic Services from Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems

By CostBenefit on Jan 13, 2010 | In Water, Non-Environmental, Land + Water, Europe, Academic Study/Journal Article, Beaches and Erosion, Ecosystem Valuation, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits, Recreation, Socio-Political-Cognitive-Economics | Send feedback »

Abstract: The role of economic analysis in guiding the sustainable development of estuarine and coastal ecosystems is investigated based on a comprehensive review of the literature on the valuation of the recreation, cultural and aesthetic services. The… more »

Take your swimsuit along: the value of improving urban bathing sites in the metropolitan area of Berlin

By CostBenefit on Jan 9, 2010 | In Land + Water, Europe, Academic Study/Journal Article, Beaches and Erosion, Contingent Valuation, Surveys,.., Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits, Free Report at Time of Entry | Send feedback »

Abstract: Many inhabitants of Berlin enjoy bathing in lakes and rivers during the summer. However, so far no data exist about who goes bathing and what quality bathers expect from bathing sites. In an online survey conducted during the summer of 2007 res… more »

Economic valuation of marine and coastal biodiversity in North Adriatic Sea: socio-economic situation of the area and benefit transfer

By CostBenefit on Nov 14, 2009 | In General, Land + Water, Europe, Academic Study/Journal Article, Endangered Species, Beaches and Erosion, Ecosystem Valuation, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits, Socio-Political-Cognitive-Economics | Send feedback »

Abstract: This report assess the monetary valuation of non-use values of marine and coastal biodiversity in North Adriatic Sea by using the technique of the benefit transfer. In addition to non-use values, it is possible to infer to use values through th… more »

Report Estimates Climate Change Adaptation Costs, Impacts to Utilities

By CostBenefit on Nov 9, 2009 | In Water, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Land + Water, Beaches and Erosion, Contamination Cost, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits, Wastewater, Free Report at Time of Entry | Send feedback »

The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) and the Association of the Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) released a report icon-pdf today detailing the impacts climate change can have on wastewater and drinking water utilities and estimatin… more »
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