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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Economic valuation"”.
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Economic Valuation of Water Quality Improvements in New Zealand
… be directly measured. The advent of non-market valuation techniques has made it possible to estimate these values. In this thesis, the travel cost random utility model and fishing choice data from the National Angling Survey are used to assess the benefits of better water quality for trout …
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An economic valuation of solar energy potential in Nigeria
… Nigeria's power challenges. This work shows an economic valuation of the solar photovoltaic (PV) potential in Nigeria. Assuming a 100 megawatts (MW) capacity upgrade, this paper compares distributed residential-scale and centralized utility-scale PV configurations under lower 2013 and higher …
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Spatial Dimensions of Economic Valuation: A Comparison of Hedonic Models
Using the recently developed HAC estimator, this dissertation provides a better sense of the precision of the estimates of the MWTP form alternative models. Aggregate benefits for the SCAB region from a 0.1 ppb reduction in OZ levels add up to about 8 billion dollars if multiplier effects are taken …
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Multiple destination trips and the economic valuation of outdoor recreation sites
… multiple destination recreation trips and the economic valuation of recreation sites using the travel cost method. One common assumption of the travel cost method is that all travel costs incurred by a visitor are exclusively for a trip to a single site. However, this assumption is often …
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Economic valuation of energy storage coupled with photovoltaics : current technologies and future projections
A practical framework for the economic valuation of current energy storage systems coupled with photovoltaic (PV) systems is presented. The solar-with-storage system's operation is optimized for two different rate schedules: (1) Time-of-use (TOU) for residential systems, and (2) Real-time wholesale …
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An Economic Valuation of South Dakota Wetlands As A Recreation Resource for Resident Hunters
… to drainage exceed drainage costs there is an economic incentive to drain. If present drainage rates continue, Weller (1981) estimated that most wetlands will disappear by the year 2140. Research has only recently focused attention on the need to estimate the public value of wetland benefits …
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Ecological and economic valuation of managed realignment sites, Humber Estuary, UK : benefits for society
The valuation of ecosystem services through economic methods has exponentially increased in last twenty years. However these studies seldom incorporate the specific influence of the study sites’ ecological development on the local populations’ economic valuation. The primary aim of this thesis is …
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Estimating the environmental costs of the hydro fuel cycle using life cycle assessment techniques and economic valuation
… assessment, is used to estimate average external economic damages from the hydro fuel cycle. Aggregated average damage assessments of the hydro fuel cycle are complementary to marginal and site specific assessments, and are useful for general energy policy planning. For the upstream inventory …
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Assessing the spatial and temporal distribution of nature-based solutions benefits. Combining economic valuation, participatory GIS and stakeholder perspectives
… their benefits across space and time—shape their economic valuation, stakeholder perceptions, and public acceptability. While NBS are known to deliver benefits that vary across locations and over time, these dimensions have so far received limited attention in both assessment frameworks and …
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Valuation methods for capital investment in merchant power plants
… and assesses the applicability of traditional economic valuation methods to investment decisions in a competitive wholesale electricity market. The evidence is presented through the use of a case study on the Likelihood of investment in new nuclear power plants in both organizational …
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Valuing the ecosystem services provided by UK bats under climate change
… to potential pest suppression, and the economic value of this service, remain poorly understood. This thesis investigates how climate change may affect bat communities, their trophic interactions, and the ecosystem services they provide. By integrating species distribution modelling, …
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Estimating the Economic Value of Rock Climbing in Smith Rock: An individual travel cost approach
<p>In this study I estimate the economic value of rock climbing in Smith Rock State Park, Oregon. This area has seen an increase in recreational visits over the years, especially in rock climbing, necessitating economic valuation of the site in order to assist park managers in optimal management of …
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Air quality co-benefits of renewable energy policy in the U.S.
… chemistry model, and methodologies for the economic valuation of health impacts. I apply this modeling framework to study the potential future impacts of the existing Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPSs) in the U.S. Rust Belt region.
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Water supply development amidst growing scarcity: a case study of the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project
… water conditions in California and, using economic valuation and policy analysis tools, examines whether desalination is a reasonable solution to growing water scarcity across the state. The author begins with an analysis of historical water development and the current structure of water …
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Cultural ecosystem services and the avifauna of the Western Cape: a social-ecological systems investigation
… concept has become inextricably linked to the economic valuation approach. Such an approach rests upon a triple incoherency, inadequately accounting for relationships between natural components, social and natural components, and within society itself. These incoherencies have distracted the …
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Climate Change and Potential Economic Impacts in Ireland: The Case for Adaptation
This thesis explores a number of key economic impacts associated with climate change in Ireland. It begins by examining the idea of climate change as a so called “wicked problem”, and in turn investigates uncertainty, the importance of ethics in economic valuation, and the complexities associated …
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A hotel economic feasibility study : Monsignor O'Brien Highway, Cambridge, Massachusetts
A hotel economic feasibility study was carried out for an assemblage of four (4) parcels located on Monsignor O'Brien Highway in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The primary objective of this economic feasibility study was to assess the supply and demand factors affecting the market for transient …
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Social Marginal Abatement Cost of Negative Emissions : Incorporating Externalities into the Private Costs of Carbon Dioxide Removal
… be prioritized for investments in CDR. This evaluation was conducted by developing a Social Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (SMACC) framework, to examine the potentials and social costs of various NETPs. The year under analysis was 2050, the target year for the European Union to achieve net-zero …
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Valuing critical zone services in intensively managed landscapes
… for the energy and resources put in? Before the economic valuation of CZ services, these questions seemed abstract. However, with developments such as CZ services and Life Cycle Assessments (LCA's), they are becoming more concrete. To evaluate the trade-offs between positive and negative impacts, …
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Avaliação socioambiental da agricultura química e sua comparação com a agricultura natural
… methods, in view of the ambient social-economic sustainability and on the health, one collected also, data through medical records on poisoning occurrences with agrotoxic chemicals (in the municipal district of Ribeirão Branco - SP, in 73 patients and in the municipal district of Nova …
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