Linking ecological data and economics to estimate the total economic value of improving water quality by reducing nutrients

被引：28

作者：

Nelson, Nanette M. ^{[1
]}

Loomis, John B. ^{[2
]}

Jakus, Paul M. ^{[3
]}

Kealy, Mary J. ^{[4
]}

von Stackelburg, Nicholas ^{[5
]}

Ostermiller, Jeff ^{[5
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Wyoming, Dept 3925, Laramie, WY 82071 USA

[2] Colorado State Univ, Dept Agr & Resource Econ, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA

[3] Utah State Univ, Dept Appl Econ, Logan, UT 84322 USA

[4] CH2MHill Inc, Wilmington, DE 19803 USA

[5] Utah Dept Environm Qual, Div Water Qual, Salt Lake City, UT 84114 USA

来源：

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS | 2015年 / 118卷

关键词：

Benefit estimation; Contingent valuation; Nutrient standards; Total economic value; Water quality; EUTROPHICATION; VALUATION; REMOVAL;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.06.013

中图分类号：

Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];

学科分类号：

071012 ; 0713 ;

摘要：

Water quality impairment due to excess nutrients has prompted the US. Environmental Protection Agency to require that states develop nutrient criteria regulations to address this problem. Because regulation of nutrients can be expensive, the Utah Division of Water Quality (DWQ) wanted an estimate of the benefits of nutrient reduction. Natural scientists provided social scientists with detailed current and future water quality outcomes under proposed nutrient management alternatives. Current and future water quality outcomes were used to develop a mail contingent valuation survey. Results show that Utah households who recreate on Utah's waters ("Users") are willing to pay up to $13.63 monthly to prevent deterioration of water quality whereas nonusers are willing to pay up to $8.31 per month. Furthermore, Users are willing to pay up to $32 per month to improve water quality in areas that have already been or are expected to be degraded by excess nutrients. Our integrated natural science-social science survey design serves as a useful template for similar water quality studies, as well as providing results for benefit transfer by government entities unable to conduct an original benefits analysis as they develop numeric nutrient criteria. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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