Economics and Ecological Risk Assessment: Applications to Watershed Management
* Evaluates ecological, socioeconomic, institutional and historical dimensions of watershed decision-making * Discusses real problems in six watersheds in the US, including urban development, agriculture, sediment contamination, water withdrawal and endangered species protection * Reviews...
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* Evaluates ecological, socioeconomic, institutional and historical dimensions of watershed decision-making
* Discusses real problems in six watersheds in the US, including urban development, agriculture, sediment contamination, water withdrawal and endangered species protection
* Reviews the respective roles of ecological risk assessment (ERA) and economic analysis in the development of water quality standards under the Clean Water Act
* Offers a framework for the integration of ERA and economic analysis, and applies the framework to a set of watershed case studies
* Includes diverse perspectives of natural and social scientists from government, academia and professional consultancy
With contributions from a wide array of economists, ecologists, and government agency professionals, this book provides a multidisciplinary approach to environmental decision-making at a watershed level. It provides introductions to the fields of ecological risk assessment (ERA) and economic analysis for the lay reader, and discusses their application to the practice of watershed management. It presents a general framework for the integration of ERA and economic analysis to improve environmental management in a diversity of watersheds.
With a practical focus on real-world decisions, this book describes studies conducted in six US watersheds where both ecological and economic analyses were needed. Decision contexts for these studies included negotiations to satisfy Endangered Species Act requirements, natural resource damage assessment, Clean Water Act permitting, and community development planning. Ecological endpoints in these cases included, for example, indices of stream biological integrity, habitat suitability for migratory birds, and fish deaths caused by water intake structures. Economic techniques employed included contingent valuation, conjoint analysis, game theory, habitat equivalency analysis, habitat replacement cost, and input-output analysis (coupled with land-use modeling and multicriteria decision analysis). The success of ecological-economic integration in each study, and the contribution to decision-making, is critically examined. |
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oai:scholar.dlu.edu.vn:DLU123456789-10732009-10-13T01:36:47Z Economics and Ecological Risk Assessment: Applications to Watershed Management Bruins, Randall J. F. Heberling, Matthew T Environmental Sciences * Evaluates ecological, socioeconomic, institutional and historical dimensions of watershed decision-making * Discusses real problems in six watersheds in the US, including urban development, agriculture, sediment contamination, water withdrawal and endangered species protection * Reviews the respective roles of ecological risk assessment (ERA) and economic analysis in the development of water quality standards under the Clean Water Act * Offers a framework for the integration of ERA and economic analysis, and applies the framework to a set of watershed case studies * Includes diverse perspectives of natural and social scientists from government, academia and professional consultancy With contributions from a wide array of economists, ecologists, and government agency professionals, this book provides a multidisciplinary approach to environmental decision-making at a watershed level. It provides introductions to the fields of ecological risk assessment (ERA) and economic analysis for the lay reader, and discusses their application to the practice of watershed management. It presents a general framework for the integration of ERA and economic analysis to improve environmental management in a diversity of watersheds. With a practical focus on real-world decisions, this book describes studies conducted in six US watersheds where both ecological and economic analyses were needed. Decision contexts for these studies included negotiations to satisfy Endangered Species Act requirements, natural resource damage assessment, Clean Water Act permitting, and community development planning. Ecological endpoints in these cases included, for example, indices of stream biological integrity, habitat suitability for migratory birds, and fish deaths caused by water intake structures. Economic techniques employed included contingent valuation, conjoint analysis, game theory, habitat equivalency analysis, habitat replacement cost, and input-output analysis (coupled with land-use modeling and multicriteria decision analysis). The success of ecological-economic integration in each study, and the contribution to decision-making, is critically examined. Introduction BACKGROUND, CONCEPTS AND METHODS Watershed Planning and Management in the United States Introduction to Ecological Risk Assessment in Watersheds A Framework for Risk Analysis for Ecological Restoration Projects in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Appendix 4-A: Example Application of Risk Analysis for a USACE Ecological Restoration Project Introduction to Economic Analysis in Watersheds Appendix 5-A: Discussion of Stated Preference Methods Used in Three Case Studies Ecological and Economic Analysis for Water Quality Standards Appendix 6-A: Using Multimedia Indices to Define the Integrity of Stream Biological Assemblages and Instream Habitat Decision-Making and Uncertainty in Ambient Water Quality Management Scaling Environmental Restoration and Habitat Equivalency Analysis A Conceptual Approach for Integrated Watershed Management Appendix 9-A: Discussion of Existing Frameworks that Have Been Applied To Watershed Management Appendix 9-B: Sociocultural Assessment Methods APPLICATIONS Evaluating Development Alternatives for a High-quality Stream Threatened by Urbanization Weighing Biodiversity and Sectoral Development Values in a Rural Valley: Clinch and Powell River Watershed Appendix 11-A: Random Utility Model Appendix 11-B: Excerpt from Survey Administered by the University of Tennessee: Explanation of Hypothetical Agricultural Policies and their Potential Impacts Seeking Solutions for an Interstate Conflict over Water and Endangered Species: Platte River Watershed Appendix 12-A: Summary of Survey Response Information Used to Calculate Utility of Environmental Management Policy Options for the Central Platte River Floodplain An Integrated Ecological-Economic Model for Scenario Analysis: Anticipating Change in the Hudson River Watershed Determining Tradeoffs among Ecological Services: Planning for Ecological Restoration in the Lower Fox River and Green Bay The Habitat-Based Replacement Cost Method: Building on the Habitat Equivalency Method to Inform Regulatory or Permit Decisions under the Clean Water Act CONCLUSIONS 2009-10-12T08:16:27Z 2009-10-12T08:16:27Z 2004 Book 156670639 http://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/1073 en CRC Press |