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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/10003903197
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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/10008662775
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Getting cars off the road : the cost-effectiveness of an episodic pollution control program
Cropper, Maureen L.; Jiang, Yi; Alberini, Anna; Baur, … - 2010
Ground level ozone remains a serious problem in the United States. Because ozone non-attainment is a summer problem, episodic rather than continuous controls of ozone precursors are possible. We evaluate the costs and effectiveness of an episodic scheme that requires people to buy permits in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008728749
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The benefits of contaminated site cleanup revisited : the case of Naples and Caserta, Italy
Alberini, Anna; Šcasný, 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/10008732114
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009507178
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Quantifying the ancillary benefits of the representative concentration pathways on air quality in Europe
Šcasný, Milan; Massetti, Emanuele; Melichar, Jan; … - 2015
This paper presents estimates of the economic benefit of air quality improvements in Europe that occur as a side effect of GHG emission reductions. We consider three climate policy scenarios that reach radiative forcing levels in 2100 of three Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs). These...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011348896
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The social cost of atmospheric release
Shindell, Drew T. - 2013
The author presents a multi-impact economic valuation framework called the Social Cost of Atmospheric Release (SCAR) that extends the Social Cost of Carbon (SCC) used previously for carbon dioxide (CO2) to a broader range of pollutants and impacts. Values consistently incorporate health and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010193849
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Canary in a coal mine : infant mortality, property values, and tradeoffs associated with mid-20th century air pollution
Clay, Karen; Lewis, Joshua; Severnini, Edson R. - 2016
Pollution is a common byproduct of economic activity. Although policymakers should account for both the benefits and the negative externalities of polluting activities, it is difficult to identify those who are harmed and those who benefit from them. To overcome this challenge, our paper uses a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011457393
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Cost-benefit analysis and the environment
Atkinson, Giles; Mourato, Susana - 2015
While the basic principles of cost-benefit analysis (CBA) are long-standing, the challenges entailed in applying these principles are constantly evolving. This paper reviews recent developments in environmental CBA since the publication of an OECD volume on this topic by Pearce et al. (2006)....
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Costs and Benefits of Relaunching Nuclear Energy in Italy
Faiella, Ivan - 2012
This paper supplies elements for assessing the costs and benefits of electronuclear energy in order to pursue three objectives: security of supply, cost reduction, and environmental sustainability. The study reached the following conclusions: 1) the use of nuclear energy increases the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013109082