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Cost Benefit News covers legal, academic, and regulatory developments pertaining to the valuation of environmental amenities and disamenities, such as clean air, trees, parks, congestion, and noise. We apprise the reader about ways in which costs and benefits are measured, and the results of empirical studies. We hope that this information will allow public and private organizations to comprehend the risks and benefits of various actions, help disputants to resolve conflicts equitably and efficiently, and improve the quality of public policies. We will only discuss issues related to the empirical quantification of private and social costs and benefits and damages, and summarize information from daily newspapers, academic journals, legal publications, court decisions, professional newsletters commissioned studies, and on-line services. This newsletter is dedicated to the principle that all policies place values upon life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We believe that more information, explicit specification of assumptions, and rigorous analysis can help our society to better meet these ends. This site will increasingly serve, in conjunction with others, as a valuation database. We will include a wide range of studies, including non-environmental reports, because omission of a factor effectively values it at zero, and biases decisions. Heavy traffic has caused several site crashes. We are attempting to correct these problems. Apologies for any inconvenience.
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Categories: Land, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Contaminated Properties, Brownfield Redevelopment, Green Buildings, Green Roofs, Preservation & Open Space, Waste & Recycling, Hazardous Waste, Sprawl & Smart Growth

Application of a value-based equivalency method to assess environmental damage compensation under the European Environmental Liability Directive

By CostBenefit on Feb 13, 2011 | In General, Water, Land + Water, Contaminated Properties, Legal, Fines, Europe, Academic Study/Journal Article, Beaches and Erosion, Ecosystem Valuation, Regulatory Analysis, Contamination Cost, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: The Environmental Liability Directive (ELD) establishes a framework of liability based on the ‘polluter-pays’ principle to prevent and remedy environmental damage. The ELD requires the testing of appropriate equivalency methods to assess the s… more »

Spatial planning procedures and property prices: The role of expectations

By CostBenefit on Feb 13, 2011 | In General, Real Estate Construction Housing, Academic Study/Journal Article, Transportation, Preservation & Open Space, Regulatory Analysis, Hedonic Analysis, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to show if, and to what extent, spatial planning procedures affect residential property prices. To answer this question we used data on residential property prices from an area in the Netherlands called Midden-De… more »

Biofuel policies and the environment: Do climate benefits warrant increased production from biofuel feedstocks?

By CostBenefit on Feb 7, 2011 | In General, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Europe, Academic Study/Journal Article, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Nitrogen/Nitrates, Computer Software/Database/Model, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: We examine whether climate benefits warrant policies promoting biofuel production from agricultural crops when other environmental impacts are accounted for. We develop a general economic–ecological modelling framework for integrated analysis… more »

A Reverse Auction for Wetland Restoration in the Assiniboine River Watershed, Saskatchewan

By CostBenefit on Feb 7, 2011 | In General, Academic Study/Journal Article, Wetlands, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Canada, Regulatory Analysis, Contingent Valuation, Surveys,.., Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: Wetland habitat continues to be lost in many watersheds across Canada and new program tools are needed to help restore drained wetlands. We used a reverse auction to restore drained wetlands in the Assiniboine River Watershed (ARW) of east-cen… more »

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