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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: Waste & Recycling, Hazardous Waste

Assessment of waste management technology using BATNEEC options, technology quality method and multi-criteria analysis

By CostBenefit on Feb 7, 2011 | In General, Land, Europe, Academic Study/Journal Article, Waste & Recycling, Regulatory Analysis, Computer Software/Database/Model, Methods, Costs and Benefits, Socio-Political-Cognitive-Economics

Abstract: Best Available Techniques Not Entailing Excessive Costs (BATNEEC) options, technology quality method and multi-criteria analysis were proposed as means of developing indices for evaluating municipal waste management systems. The proposed indic… more »

Green Building Market and Impact Report

By CostBenefit on Jan 30, 2011 | In General, Water, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Land + Water, Green Buildings, Real Estate Construction Housing, Waste & Recycling, Savings, Costs and Benefits, Free Report at Time of Entry

Based on average materials costs, green building materials represented approximately $14.5 billion in cumulative spending through 2010, reaching nearly $120 billion by 2030. Moreover, the embodied energy in buildings that are renovated instead of dem… more »

How does environmental performance affect financial performance? Evidence from Japanese manufacturing firms

By CostBenefit on Jan 20, 2011 | In General, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Asia, Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Academic Study/Journal Article, Waste & Recycling, Costs and Benefits, Free Report at Time of Entry

Abstract: This paper examines the effects of environmental performance on financial performance using the data of Japanese manufacturing firms from 2004 to 2008. As the environmental performance [factors the] study considers ... waste and greenhouse gas… more »

A multi-agent simulation model for spatial optimisation of manure allocation

By CostBenefit on Jan 20, 2011 | In General, Land + Water, Europe, Academic Study/Journal Article, Waste & Recycling, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Computer Software/Database/Model, Contamination Cost, Methods, Costs and Benefits, Wastewater

Abstract: The EU Nitrate Directive has spurred many countries to regulate manure production and manure application. Farmers have three allocation options: spreading manure on their own land, transporting manure to other farmers' land or processing manur… more »

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