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Software Conversion
By CostBenefit on Mar 7, 2011 | In General
For some time we have encountered difficulties with our current software and we are in the process of converting the site to a new platform which will enable more extensive and rapid coverage of Environmental Valuation and Cost-Benefit News. New post… more »
Residential Consumption of Gas and Electricity in the U.S.: The Role of Prices and Income
By CostBenefit on Feb 14, 2011 | In General, Energy, U.S., Academic Study/Journal Article, Costs and Benefits
Abstract: We study residential demand for electricity and gas, working with nationwide household-level data that cover recent years, namely 1997–2007. Our dataset is a mixed panel/multi-year cross-sections of dwellings/households in the 50 largest metro… more »
A comparative appraisal of the use of rainwater harvesting in single and multi-family buildings of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (Spain): social experience, drinking water savings and economic costs
By CostBenefit on Feb 14, 2011 | In General, Water, Europe, Academic Study/Journal Article, Regulatory Analysis, Costs and Benefits, Wastewater
Abstract: Many urban areas suffer water scarcity but paradoxically, a local source of water such as rainwater is mostly treated as a risk rather than as a valuable resource. Scepticism regarding the use of rainwater harvesting technologies still prevail… more »
Estimating the Social Cost of Non-CO2 GHG Emissions: Methane and Nitrous Oxide
By CostBenefit on Feb 13, 2011 | In General, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, U.S., Academic Study/Journal Article, Nitrogen/Nitrates, Regulatory Analysis, Computer Software/Database/Model, Contamination Cost, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits, Free Report at Time of Entry
Abstract: Many estimates of the social cost of CO2 emissions (SCCO2) can be found in the climate economics literature. However, to date far fewer estimates of the social costs of other greenhouse gases have been published, and many of those that are ava… more »
