Category: Invasive Species

Valuing algal bloom in the Black Sea Coast of Bulgaria: A choice experiments approach

By CostBenefit on Jul 18, 2010 | In Water, Land + Water, Europe, Academic Study/Journal Article, Beaches and Erosion, Contingent Valuation, Surveys,.., Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits, Recreation, Invasive Species

Abstract: Increased interest in water quality in coastal and marine areas stemming from the Water Framework Directive and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive has led to important questions in relation to policies that address nutrient loadings. This… more »

Insect infestation and residential property values: A hedonic analysis of the mountain pine beetle epidemic

By CostBenefit on Jul 14, 2010 | In Academic Study/Journal Article, Preservation & Open Space, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Colorado, Hedonic Analysis, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits, Invasive Species

Abstract: In recent years mountain pine beetles (MPB), Dendroctonus ponderosae, along with several other bark beetle species, have severely damaged coniferous forests in the western United States (U.S.) and Canada (Morris and Walls, 2009). Colorado provi… more »

An Options Based Bioeconomic Model for Biological and Chemical Control of Invasive Species

By CostBenefit on Jun 7, 2010 | In Government Report, U.S., Academic Study/Journal Article, Regulatory Analysis, Computer Software/Database/Model, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits, Invasive Species, Free Report at Time of Entry

Abstract: The management of non-native invasive species is a complex but crucial task given the potential for economic and environmental damages. For many invasions the development of socially optimal control strategies requires more than is offered by t… more »

The Center for Urban Forest Research (CUFR) of the U.S. Forest Service "Tree Guides" and i-Tree Streets Software Calculating Benefits from Trees Throughout the World

By CostBenefit on May 25, 2010 | In Government Report, U.S., New York City, Preservation & Open Space, Endangered Species, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Indiana, California, Ecosystem Valuation, Computer Software/Database/Model, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Costs and Benefits, Invasive Species, Free Report at Time of Entry

The Center for Urban Forest Research (CUFR) of the U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station publishes "Tree Guides" which are used by communities to calculate future benefits from proposed and existing tree planting projects. They also pre… more »

Spraying mosquitoes cost-effective West Nile virus reduction strategy

By CostBenefit on May 12, 2010 | In General, Health, California, Regulatory Analysis, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Costs and Benefits, Invasive Species

Responding to a West Nile virus epidemic in Sacramento County, Calif., cost the local government more than $700,000, and a cost-benefit analysis found only 15 West Nile cases needed to be prevented to make the emergency spraying cost-effective.The 20… more »
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