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Improving drinking water quality in South Korea: A choice experiment
Gschwandtner, Adelina; Jang, Cheul; McManus, Richard - 2017
Increased pollution leads to a constant decrease of drinking water quality worldwide. Due to safety concerns, unpleasant taste and odour only about 3% of the population in South Korea is drinking untreated tap water. The present study uses choice experiments and cost-benefit analysis to...
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The demand for tap water quality: Survey evidence on water hardness and aesthetic quality
Lanz, Bruno; Provins, Allan - 2016
We design a survey to provide quantitative evidence about household demand for qualitative aspects of tap water supply. We focus on two characteristics that are of importance for households: water hardness and aesthetic quality in terms of taste, smell and appearance. Our survey elicits...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011957724
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Mitigation of methane emissions: a rapid and cost-effective response to climate change
Kemfert, Claudia; Schill, Wolf-Peter - 2009
, solid waste, coal mine methane and natural gas. Depending on assumptions of social costs of carbon, this portfolio leads to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271119
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The life satisfaction approach to environmental valuation
Frey, Bruno S.; Luechinger, Simon; Stutzer, Alois - 2009
In many countries environmental policies and regulations are implemented to improve environmental quality and thus individuals' well-being. However, how do individuals value the environment? In this paper, we review the Life Satisfaction Approach (LSA) representing a new non-market valuation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271282
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The benefits of contaminated site cleanup revisited: the case of Naples and Caserta, Italy
Alberini, Anna; Ščasný, Milan; Guignet, Dennis; … - 2010
Guerriero and Cairns (2009) recently estimate that contaminated sites and improper waste management result in 848 … absence of estimates of the Value of a Prevented Fatality (VPF) in Italy or specific to the hazardous waste context, they use … specific to the hazardous waste context, and for causes of death that have been linked to contaminated site exposures. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272415
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The life satisfaction approach to environmental valuation
Frey, Bruno S.; Luechinger, Simon; Stutzer, Alois - 2009
In many countries environmental policies and regulations are implemented to improve environmental quality and thus individuals’ well-being. However, how do individuals value the environment? In this paper, we review the Life Satisfaction Approach (LSA) representing a new non-market valuation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273798
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On the environmental effectiveness of the EU marine strategy framework directive
Bertram, Christine; Rehdanz, Katrin - 2012
Marine and coastal ecosystems - and thus the benefits they create for humans - are subject to increasing pressures and competing usages. For this reason, the European Union (EU) adopted the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), which is to guide future maritime policy in the EU and aims at...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286326
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Incorporating time lags and uncertainty in cost-benefit analysis of water quality improvements – a case study of Limfjorden, Denmark
Larsen, Tobias Holmsgaard; Lundhede, Thomas; Olsen, … - 2021
Cost-benefit analyses are commonly applied to assess the net welfare effects of policies to improve surface water quality. These analyses often disregard the biophysical fact that from implementation of policy measures to resulting improvements on water quality there will typically be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012428551
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The life satisfaction approach to environmental valuation
Frey, Bruno S.; Lüchinger, Simon; Stutzer, Alois - 2009
In many countries environmental policies and regulations are implemented to improve environmental quality and thus individuals' well-being. However, how do individuals value the environment? In this paper, we review the Life Satisfaction Approach (LSA) representing a new non-market valuation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003897543
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Mitigation of methane emissions : a rapid and cost-effective response to climate change
Kemfert, Claudia; Schill, Wolf-Peter - 2009
, solid waste, coal mine methane and natural gas. Depending on assumptions of social costs of carbon, this portfolio leads to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003872915