Category: Indiana

Valuing the benefits of the urban forest: a spatial hedonic approach

By CostBenefit on Nov 21, 2008 | In Academic Study/Journal Article, Preservation & Open Space, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Indiana, Computer Software/Database, Hedonic Analysis, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

Abstract: This paper measures the benefits of the urban forest by examining its effect on housing prices. A Geographic Information System is used to develop a measure of the urban forest, the Normalised Difference Vegetation Index, from satellite imagery… more »

Place-Specific Benefits of Great Lakes Restoration

By CostBenefit on Jul 2, 2008 | In Water, Contaminated Properties, U.S., Upstate, Academic Study/Journal Article, Midwest, Illinois, Indiana, Ecosystem Valuation, Regulatory Analysis, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Hedonic Analysis, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Costs and Benefits, Recreation, Wastewater, Free Report at Time of Entry | Send feedback »

Previously, “Healthy Waters, Strong Economy: The Benefits of Restoring the Great Lakes Ecosystem", provided a benefit-cost analysis of a major infrastructure program to improve water quality in and around the Great Lakes: the federal-state Great Lakes Re… more »

Black Beauty Coal Co. to create new wetlands in Indiana as part of settlement with EPA

By CostBenefit on May 10, 2008 | In Legal, Fines, Government Report, Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Wetlands, Illinois, Indiana, Contamination Cost, Press Release (May be biased), Free Report at Time of Entry | Send feedback »

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with Black Beauty Coal Co., Evansville, Ind., and with its subsidiary Arclar Co., Equality, Ill., for filling in streams and wetlands without a permit while mining in Indiana and… more »

Does Daylight Saving Time Save Energy? Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Indiana

By CostBenefit on Mar 9, 2008 | In General, Air, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, U.S., Academic Study/Journal Article, Indiana, Savings, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Costs and Benefits | 1 feedback »

Abstract: The history of Daylight Saving Time (DST) has been long and controversial. Throughout its implementation during World Wars I and II, the oil embargo of the 1970s, and more regular practice today, the primary rationale for DST has always been… more »

Using conservation value to assess land restoration and management alternatives across a degraded oak savanna landscape

By CostBenefit on Jan 23, 2008 | In Academic Study/Journal Article, Preservation & Open Space, Indiana, Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

Summary: 1. Managers considering restoration of landscapes often face a fundamental challenge – what should be the habitat composition of the restored landscape? We present a method for evaluating an important conservation trade-off inherent in makin… more »
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