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characteristics: |
Water system: Groundwater/ surface water |
Spatial scale |
Country |
Eckstein, O. |
Water-Resource Development: The Economics of Project Evaluation, |
Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass. |
1958 |
The economic benefits of water used in navigation. Function-Use: Navigation. |
Other |
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Dollars. |
Reported value is the transportation savings for shipments on Columbia Slough. Value is based on the shipments of 10 commodity groups with 413,100 tons: 72300. |
rivers |
regional |
USA |
ECOTEC |
A Cost Benefit Analysis of Reduced Acid Deposition: UK Natural and Semi-Natural Ecosystems, |
Working Papers 4 and 5, Birmingham. |
1993 |
Creation of a new trout fishery. Function-Use: Recreation. |
CV |
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Pounds per angler per visit. |
(a. economic rent: 4.4-12.2; (b. consumer surplus: 2.2-6.7. |
river |
national |
United Kingdom |
Edwards, S.F. |
"Option Price for Groundwater Protection," |
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 15, 475-487. |
1988 |
The "primitive knowledge" of the benefits of potable water in order to carry out efficiency analyses on public water qualties policies. This study reports on direct estimates of the total economic value of potable water. An extra goal of this study is to increase the knowledge of the publics total WTP to prevent uncertain, future contamination of potable supply of groundwater. Function-Use: Municipal and Domestic Water Supply. |
CV |
1986 (?) |
In dollars, per year and per household. |
Income (M): 55,413; scale for cost effective supply (L): 3.7; probability of future demand (p2): 0.7; bequest scale (B): 4.6; ln(1-OP/M): -0.009; p2*L*(r2-q2): 2.09; B*(r2-q2): 3.85. Derived from Figure 2 in article: $0 to $1,623/HH/year. |
The aquifer (coastal areas). |
Regional |
USA |
Environmental Resources Limited (ERM). |
Economic Appraisal of the Environmental Costs and Benefits of Potential Solutions to Alleviate Low Flows in Rivers: Phase 2 Study, |
London, Environment Agency. |
1997 |
WTP for alleviation of low flow in six rivers. Function-Use: Freshwater Replenishment. |
CV |
|
Pounds per household per year. |
(a. Malmesbury Avon: 5.7; (b. Tavy: 6.81. |
rivers |
national |
United Kingdom, South East region of the EA |
Epp, D.J. and K.S. Al-Ani. |
The Effect of Water Quality on Rural Non-farm Residential Property Values, |
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 61(3), 529-534. |
1979 |
Water quality in Pennsylvania rivers and streams. Function-Use: Water Quality. |
HP |
1972 |
$/property. |
Value measures the estimated increase in the average sales value of a typical residential property with a one point increase in pH (water quality measure): 653.96. |
rivers |
regional |
USA |
Ewers, H.J. and W. Schulz. |
The monetary benefits of water quality improving measures - Demonstrated by the example of the Lake Tegeler in Berlin, |
Duncker and Humblot, Berlin, 358p. |
1981 |
Quantification of the recreational benefits resulting form a potential water quality improvement of the Lake Tegel in the city of Berlin. Function-Use: Recreation. |
TC |
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Million DM |
Total benefit - as an aggregate of all recreation categoriesand of all users: 51. |
lake |
local |
Germany |
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Title |
Bibliographical details |
Year |
Issue addressed in study/ General Function-Use Identification |
Valuation technique |
Year of data collection |
Measurement unit |
Estimated value
characteristics: |
Water system: Groundwater/ surface water |
Spatial scale |
Country |
Foster, V., I.J. Bateman and D. Harley. |
Real and Hypothetical Willingness to Pay for Environmental Preservation: A Non-Experimental Comparison, |
In Environmental Valuation, Economic Policy and Sustainability: Recent Advances in Environmental Economics. Melinda Acutt and Pamela Mason (eds.). Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 35-49. |
1998 |
Land purchases, species preservation, and habitat conservation. Function-Use: Habitat, Rare or Endangered Species. |
MV |
1995 |
Pounds sterling per mailing Pounds Sterling |
(a. Reported value is the mean donation per mailing to the
RSPB fund raiser. The fund raising appeal was for the land purchase of maritime
health habitat in Ramsey Island in 1992. This is the average donation (includes
returned & not returned): £1.73/mailing; |
Wetlands |
national |
United Kingdom |
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Title |
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Issue addressed in study/ General Function-Use Identification |
Valuation technique |
Year of data collection |
Measurement unit |
Estimated value
characteristics: |
Water system: Groundwater/ surface water |
Spatial scale |
Country |
Garrod, G.D. and K.G. Willis. |
"Estimating the Benefits of Environmental Enhancement: A Case Study of the River Darent," |
Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 39 (2), 189-203. |
1996 |
This paper outlines the use of contingent valuation methods in an ex ante appraisal of the costs and benefits of enhancing river flow for recreational purposes in a low flow river. Function-Use: Recreation. |
CV |
1993 |
In UK pounds 1993, per year, per household. |
I:1a) 15,06; 1b) 9,76; 2a) 18,45; 2b) 12,32; 3a) 17,18;
3b) 12,92. |
River |
regional |
United Kingdom |
Garrod, G.D. and K.G. Willis. |
The hedonic price method and the valuation of countryside characteristics |
Countryside Change Working Paper, 14, University of Newcastle, Newcastle. |
1991 |
Amenity value of waterways. Function-Use: Amenity Value. |
HP |
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% |
Existence of local river/ canal amenity increased house price by 4.9%. |
River, canal |
national |
United Kingdom |
Gayatri, A. |
Valuing the Environment as an Input: The Production Function Approach, |
In Environmental Valuation, Economic Policy and Sustainability: Recent Advances in Environmental Economics. Melinda Acutt and Pamela Mason (eds.). Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 63-78. |
1998 |
Groundwater recharge functions of wetlands. Function-Use: Agricultural Supply. |
MV |
|
Dollars |
(a. Value expressed as the welfare loss for the wetlands area
due to decrease in groundwater levels to approximately 7 meters in depth within
a single year for the entire wetland: $1182737; |
Ground and surface water |
regional |
Nigeria |
Gibbons, D. |
Hydropower, |
Ch. 7 in The Economic Value of Water. Resources for the Future, Washington D. C. |
1986 |
Water used in hydropower generation. Function-Use: Hydropower Generation. |
Other |
1980 |
$/acre foot. |
Reported estimate is the long run value of water used for hydropower generation on the Columbia River from Grand Coulee to sea level: 5. |
river |
regional |
USA |
Gibbons, D. |
Navigation, |
Ch. 6 in The Economic Value of Water. Resources for the Future, Washington D. C. 74-85. |
1986 |
Water used for navigation. Function-Use: Navigation. |
Other |
1980 |
$/acre ft. |
Estimate reflects short run average value of water for navigation on Illinois waterway: 239. |
river |
regional |
USA |
Gisser, M., R.R. Lansford, W.D. Gorman, B.J. Creel and B. Evans. |
Water Trade-Off Between Electric Energy and Agriculture In the Four Corners Area, |
Water Resources Research, 15(3), 529-538. |
1979 |
The marginal value of water for the agricultural sector. Function-Use: Agricultural Supply. |
OM |
|
Dollars per acre foot per year. |
Reported value is the shadow value (decline in the net revenue in agriculture) of the water per acre foot per year when irrigation water to farms in the Four Corner area at elevations lower than 5000 feet declined by 30%: 731. |
Ground and surface water |
regional |
USA |
Gonzalez-Caban, A. and J.B. Loomis. |
"Economic benefits of maintaining ecological integrity of Rio Mameyes, in Puerto Rico," |
Ecological Economics, 21, 63-75. |
1997 |
In this paper we report the findings of the application of a CVM to quantify the total economic value to households in Puerto Rico for preserving the ecological integrety and riparian zone viability in the Rio Mameyes via alternative flow levels in the river (one measure of ecological integrity). In addition we also report the results of applaying the CVM to quantify the total economic value to households in Puerto Rico for preserving flows and avoiding a dam on the Rio Fajardo. Function-Use: Recreation, Municipal and Domestic Water Supply. |
CV |
1995 |
$ per household, per year for the next 5 years |
1) 27,28; 2) 26,75; 3) 28,12; 4) 30,91; |
river |
regional |
Puerto Rico |
Gookowski, J.J. and L.H. Keller. |
An Economic Analysis of Trout, |
University of Tennessee, Agricultural Experiment Station Research Report 88-02. |
1988 |
Trout production. Function-Use: Aquaculture. |
MV |
1985 |
Dollars |
Value is net return above variable expenses in 1985 $ for a market trout enterprise with production of 1679 pounds per gallon/minute and 1300 gallons/minute discharge: $16018. |
Springs |
regional |
USA |
Green, C.H. and S.M. Tunstall. |
"The Amenity and Environmental Value of River Corridors in Britain," |
in P.J. Boon, P.Calow, and G.E. Petts (eds.), River Conservation and Management, Chichester: John Wiley, 425-441. |
1992 |
To evaluate three different potential benefits from water quality improvements: 1) the additional enjoyment to existing users; 2) the increase in amenity enjoyment to residents living near the river corridor; 3) the overall non-use value. Function-Use: Recreation. |
CV |
< 1990. |
In UK pounds, per visit or per lump sum. |
Residents: arithmetic mean (lump-sum payment in UK pounds) for water quality good enough for 1. Water birds/2. To support many fish, dragonflies and to allow many different types of plant to grow both in the water and on the edges/ 3. To be safe for children to paddle or swim: 546/562/582; log mean: 2.72/2.67/ 2.90. Visitors (in pence per visit): 1.: for town centre/local park/honeypot: 37/42/ 41; 2: 42/48/41; 3: 36/38/45. Remote sites survey: WTP for non-user/users: 13.59/ 19.56 per year. |
River |
national |
United Kingdom |
Green, C.H. and S.M. Tunstall. |
"The Evaluation of River Water Quality Improvements by the Contingent Valuation Method," |
Applied Economics, 23, 1135-1146. |
1991 |
To estimate the recreational benefits which would result from improvements in river water quality. Function-Use: Recreation. |
CV |
1987 |
UK Pounds per year and per month. |
Value of increased enjoyment (valid cases for those who would get more enjoyment, in pences): standard A: log mean/mean: 1.78/51 (n=388); standard B: 1.82/60 (n=464); stan-dard C: 1.85/52 (n=311). WTP of each sample who were WTP increased water rates, the mean WTP of those that were so willing, the log mean, the mean and n: WTP/year: 53%, 2.96, 1203, 173; WTP/month (starting point 50p per month): 59%, 135, 153; WTP/month (starting point 1 pound per month): 56%, 2.08, 166, 132. |
River |
regional |
United Kingdom |
Green, C.H. et al. |
The economic evaluation of environmental goods, |
Project Appraisal 5, pp. 70-82. |
1990 |
River water quality improvement. Function-Use: Water quality. |
CV |
|
Pounds per annum per capita. |
(a. WTP (non visitors): 13.6; |
river |
regional |
United Kingdom |
Green, C. H. and K. G. Willis. |
New Non-Use and Angling Economic Data, |
Report to Foundation for Water Research, Marlow, Bucks. |
1996 |
WTP of anglers for improvements in water quality |
CV |
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Pounds per angler per visit |
(a. new relatively poor coarse fishery: 4; |
river |
local |
United Kingdom |
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Function-Use: Recreation. |
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Pounds per household per km per year |
(d. from poor to medium: 0.0056; |
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Greenley, D.A., R.G. Walsh, and R.A. Young. |
"Option Value: Empirical Evidence from a Case Study of Recreation and Water Quality," |
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 96, 673. |
1981 |
To develop and apply a procedure for measuring option value and other preservation values of water quality, compared to benefits from water-based recreation activities. Function-Use: Recreation, Non-use. |
CV |
1976 |
Dollars, per month and the option, bequest, existence, recreation and total preservation and recreation values. |
Mean population-weighted value of the WTP additional sales taxes for the 80% of sample households who expect to continue to use waterways in the River Basin for recreation activities in the future: $23. The total recreation-derived benefit of improved water quality to 80% of the households who expect to continue to use waterways for recreation is $79. It was equivalent to appr. $5 per household recreation activity day in 1976. The WTP for the existence value of the 20% of the households who do not use the River Basin for recreation: $25 annually, $17 annually for bequest value; total non-user value of $42 annually. For present users: WTP for existence value: $34, bequest value: $33, total: $67 annually (60% more). |
River |
regional |
USA |
Gren, I.M. |
Alternative Nitrogen Reduction Policies in the Malar Region, Sweden, |
Ecological Economics, 7(2), 159-172. |
1993 |
Denitrification functions of wetlands. Function-Use: Habitat. |
RC |
1991 |
SEK millions (1US$= SEK 5.8). SEK/Kg N. |
(a. Value is the total cost of restoring wetlands that reduce
the load of nitrogen by 1,194 tons. Significant cost reduction for nitrogen
abatement can be attained through restoring wetlands: 49; |
Wetland |
regional |
Sweden |
Gren, I.M., C. Folke, R.K. Turner, and I.J. Bateman. |
"Primary and Secondary Values of Wetland Ecosystems," |
Environmental and Resource Economics, 4(1), 55-74. |
1994 |
The purpose of this paper is to compare diferent approaches aimed at measuring the performance of wetlands, in particular with respect to their ability to capture the primary and secondary values of wetlands. Two categories of methods are considered; biophisical methods, and methods based on behavioural models. Due to the fact that only one case study dealt entirely with this last type of model, only that case study will be investigated here. (Bateman et al. 1993) Function-Use: Recreation. |
CV |
1993 |
British Pound per year |
1a) 67; 1b) 75; 1c) 140; 2a) 12,45; 2b) 4,08. |
Wetland |
local |
United Kingdom |
Gupta, T.R. and J.H. Foster. |
Economic Criteria for Freshwater Wetland Policy in Massachusetts, |
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 57(1), 40-45. |
1975 |
Multiple uses/benefits associated with wetlands (value of wildlife, visual-cultural benefits, water supply, and flood control benefits of wetlands). |
DF |
1972 |
Dollars per acre per year. |
(a. Value represents average benefits from flood control for low quality acres: 10; (b. Value represents average benefits from flood control for high quality acres: 80. |
Wetlands |
regional |
USA |
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characteristics: |
Water system: Groundwater/ surface water |
Spatial scale |
Country |
Hammad, M., R. Aburas and B. Abuzahra. |
The Potential of Hydropower Generation in Jordan: Micro-Hydropower Analysis, |
Energy Policy, 22(6), 523-530. |
1994 |
Function-Use: Flooding.Hydropower in Jordan. Function-Use: Hydropower Generation. |
Other |
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$ thousands/ year. |
(a. Value represents the cost of fuel saved from hydropower
versus alternative power generation (US$1,000/year) for sites at Samra. Capital
requirement and operating costs for hydropower facility were also reported:
31.6; |
river |
local |
Jordan |
Hanemann, W.M. |
Water Quality and the Demand for Recreation, |
California Agricultural Experiment Station, University of California-Berkeley, Working Paper No. 164 |
1981 |
Beach recreation and water quality at selected beaches in the Boston area. Function-Use: Recreation. |
TC |
1974 |
cents/ household |
(a. Average benefit per household from a 50% reduction in TURB
at Malibu Beach/Savin Hill, Boston is reported: 3; |
Beaches, lake |
regional |
USA |
Hanemann, M., B. Loomis, and B. Kanninen. |
"Statistical Efficiency of Double-Bounded Dichotomous Choice Contingent Valuation," |
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 73(4), 1255-1263. |
1991 |
The aim of the study is to show how the statistical efficiency of dichotomous choice CVM can be improved by asking the respondent to engage in two rounds of bidding. Function-Use: Habitat, Agricultural Supply. |
CV |
1989 |
In dollars, per year and per household. |
Truncated mean (Hanemann, 1989): wetland maintenance: single/double-bounded model ($/yr): 257/152; wetland improvement: 269/251; contamination maintenance: 214/187; contamination improvement: 300/308; salmon improvement: 336/181. |
River |
regional |
USA |
Hanley, N.D. |
Problems in valuing environmental improvement resulting from agricultural policy changes, |
In: A. Dubgaard and A. Nielson (eds.) Economic aspects of environmental regulation in agriculture, Wissenschaftsverlag, Vauk Kiel, Kiel. |
1989 |
Drinking water quality improvements (reduced nitrate). Function-Use: Water quality. |
CV |
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Pounds per household per year. |
WTP to guarantee water supplies with nitrate levels not exceeding 50mg/l: 17.14 |
Ground and surface water |
national |
United Kingdom |
Hardner, J.J. |
"Measuring the Value of Potable Water in Partially Monetized Rural Economies," |
Water Resources Bulletin, 32 (6), 1361-1366. |
1996 |
This pilot study was conducted to test the potential of the CVM to reveal the value of non-market goods in a partially monetized subsistence economy. CVM was used to estimate the WTP in the form of labour for potable drinking water in a rural local community. Function-Use: Municipal and Domestic Water Supply, Water quality. |
CV |
1996 |
WTP in days (NB here a non-monatary measure of WTP was used) |
1.4 days a week for a period of one year, or 23 percent of real income |
river of catchment |
regional |
Ecuador |
Harpman, D.A., E.W. Sparling and T.J. Waddle. |
A methodology for quantifying and valuing the impacts of flow changes on a fishery, |
Water Resources Research, 29(3), 575-582. |
1993 |
Mean WTP of anglers for their average catch of brown trout, and hypothetical additions to this number of fish caught. Function-Use: Recreation. |
CV |
|
Pounds per day. |
16 - 21.5. |
river |
local |
USA |
Harrington, W., A.J. Krupnick, and W.A. Spofford. |
"The Economic Losses of a Waterborne Disease Outbreak," |
Journal of Urban Economics, 25, 116-137. |
1989 |
This paper considers the valuation of consequences of a water contamination episode that arises in the household sector of the economy, that is those directly related to individual illness or households related to a contaminated water supply. Function-Use: Municipal and Domestic Water Supply. |
CV |
1984 |
In dollars, per year and per household. |
$1540.4 for employed individuals (implicit after-tax wage rate of $6.39 per hour); $517.6 for individuals living on minimum wages (implicit after-tax minimum wage of $2.65 per hour); $484.8 for unemployed individuals (implicit after-tax wage rate of $0 per hour). |
The whole system. |
Local |
USA |
Hassan, A.A. |
Economic Consequences of Water Quality Change on Industrial Uses in the Chino-Riverside Area, |
Report to Department of Water Resources, State of California. Southern District, Planning Branch. No. 1335-3-C-6. |
1969 |
Industrial water use. Function-Use: Industrial Supply. |
Other |
|
Dollars per acre foot. Dollars per ppm per acre foot. |
(a. Value represents cooling water treatment cost for water
used in large cooling towers for Feather River Project Water with hardness 110
ppm.: 9; |
river |
regional |
USA |
Hayes, D.F., J.W. Labadie, T.G. Sanders and J.K. Brown. |
Enhancing Water Quality in Hydropower System Operations, |
Water Resources Research, 34(3), 471-483. |
1998 |
Hydropower. Function-Use: Hydropower Generation. |
SM |
1985 |
$ millions. |
Value of power, in millions of dollars, was derived from a model with operations modified to reduce dissolved oxygen content of downstream water to the extent possible, using 1985 data: 11. |
river |
local |
USA |
Heiberg, A. and K.-G. Hem |
Use of formal methods in evaluating countermeasures to coastal water pollution, |
In H.M. Seip and A. Heiberg (eds.) 1989: Risks management of chemicals in the environment, Plenum Press, London. |
1987 |
Valuation of changes in water quality in the Kristiansand Fjord. Function-Use: Water Quality. |
CV |
|
NOK per household per year. |
450 |
fjord |
local |
Norway |
Heiberg, A. and K.-G. Hem. |
Regulatory impact analysis of the inner Oslo Fjord. A comparison of three different methods. |
Centre for Industrial Research, report no. 880105-1, September 1988, 67 pp. |
1988 |
Valuation of improved water quality in the Inner Oslo Fjord. Function-Use: Water Quality. |
CV |
|
NOK per household per year. |
700-900 |
fjord |
local |
Norway |
Heimlich, R.E. |
Costs of an Agricultural Wetland Reserve, |
Land Economics, 70(2), 234-46. |
1994 |
Wetlands converted from cropland. Function-Use: Agricultural Supply. |
RC |
1982 |
Dollars per acre. |
(a. Value is the high estimate of the marginal costs of a 5
million acres of wetland reserve: 1184; |
Wetlands |
national |
USA |
Herriges, J.A. and F. Shogren. |
"Starting point Bias in Dichotomous Choice Valuation with Follow-Up Questioning," |
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 30, 112-131. |
1996 |
This paper investigates starting point bias as one explanation for the significant difference between the WTP distributions implied by initial and follow-up question responses. Function-Use: Recreation. |
CV |
Local residents: 1992; visitors: 1993. |
In dollars, on a one time basis (payable in installments of $... over the next five years) and per program. |
Both of the one-way street formats yield biased estimates of the mean. In the one-way street up format the mean WTP is drawn further down toward the initial bid (=BL=100) as the anchoring effect increases, with the mean WTP estimated to be roughly 200 (rather than its true value of 250) when achoring effect is 0.5. A similar pattern emerges from the one-way street down format. In case of the double-bounded approach, no bias arises. |
Lake |
regional |
USA |
Hervik, A., M. Risnes and J. Strand. |
Implicit costs and willingness to pay for development of water resources, |
In Carlsen, A.J. (ed.) 1987: Proceedings. UNESCO Symposium on Decision Making in Water Resources Planning, May 5-7 1986, Oslo: 195-202. |
1987 |
Estimation of the implicit WTP of the policy makers for river preservation embedded in the MP. Function-Use: Habitat. |
CV |
|
NOK per household per year. |
850-1550 |
river |
national |
Norway |
Hjalte, K., K. Lidgren, A.-L. Thelander and C. Wells. |
Economic Consequences of Water Quality Changes in Lakes, |
Report March 1982, TEM University of Lund. |
1982 |
Recreational value affected by future water quality (given 3 water quality scenarios). Function-Use: Water Quality. |
TC |
|
SEK per visitor per year. |
Recreational value: 4 (on average for all recreational activities over the time period considered). |
lake |
local |
Sweden |
Holm-Müller, K., H. Hansen, M. Klockman and P. Luther. |
The demand for environmental quality in the Federal Republic of Germany, |
Berichte des Umweltbundesamtes 4/91, Erich Schmidt Verlag, Berlin, 346 p. |
1991 |
The study seeks to determine the demand for environmental quality. Function-Use: Water Quality. |
CV |
|
DM per months. |
(a. Marginal WTP for surface water quality improvement: 35-110; (b. Mean WTP for an improvement of the drinking water quality: 4.3. |
Surface water |
local |
Germany |
Hoevenagel, R. and J.W. van der Linden. |
"Effects of Different Descriptions of the Ecological Good on Willingness to Pay Values," |
Ecological Economics, 7, 223-238. |
1993 |
To study the effects of three descriptions of the good: a clean environment around the year 2015 on the respondents WTP. Function-Use: TEV |
CV |
1989 |
Dutch Guilders, per household and per year. |
Mean WTP: CE-0: ¦30.22; CE-4: ¦49.62; CE-7: ¦52.77. |
The whole system. |
Regional |
Netherlands |
Holway, J.M. and R.J. Burby |
"The Effects of Floodplain Development Controls on Residential Land Values," |
Land Economics, 66 (3), 259-271. |
1990 |
Considering the effects of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The purpose of this study is to determine the extent to which floodplain management programs are indeed reducing the value of vacant land in the floodplain. Function-Use: Flooding. |
HP |
1975-1977 |
US$ per thousand square feet. |
Arvada: mean land value/mean parcels size (acre)/mean flood hazard (fifths in floodplain): 1,009/3.1/4.4; Cape Girar-deau: 200/1.8/3.5; Fargo: 706/1.9/4.6; Omaha: 499/ 9.6/3.0; Palatine: 1,248/0.4/3.5; Savannah: 348/9.7/4.3; Toledo: 387/4.5/2.3; Tulsa: 259/3.5/3.8; Wayne: 1,131/4.5/4.4; average: 782/3.7/3.7. |
river |
regional |
USA |
Houston, J.E. and N.K. Whittlesey. |
Modeling Agricultural Water Markets for Hydropower Production in the Pacific Northwest, |
Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, 11(2), 221-231. |
1986 |
Agricultural and electric uses for water. Function-Use: Agricultural Supply. |
OM |
1985 |
Dollars Millions. |
(a. Value represents estimated regional consumer surplus under
optimal allocation when hydropower water was valued at 40 mills (1 mill = $.001)
per kilowatt hour: 2648; |
River |
regional |
USA |
Howe, C.W. and M.G. Smith. |
"The Value of Water Supply Reliability in Urban Water Systems," |
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 26(1), 19-30. |
1994 |
To determine an optimum level of urban water supply reliability and to measure what water users would be WTP for different levels of reliability. Function-Use: Municipal and Domestic Water Supply. |
CV |
Year of publications: 1994. |
Dollars and the probability of the SASE. |
Average WTA for: Scenario 1: B: $4.53; A: $6.65; L: flat: $10.05, metered: $11.44, all: $11.08. Scenario 2: B:$5.44; A: $8.73; L: flat: $13.99, metered: $17.53, all: $16.06. Scenario 3: B: $4.67; A: $5.82; L: flat: $5.62, metered: $6.27, all: $5.99; WTP (no): B: $1.07; A: $1.86; L: $0.96 (all). Scenario 4: B: $5.32; A: $6.51; L: flat: $6.25, metered: $9.18, all: $7.97; WTP (no): B: $1.01; A: $1.95; L: $1.42 (all). |
Groundwater |
regional |
USA |
Huppert, D.D. |
Measuring the Value of Fish to Anglers: Application to Central California Anadromous Species. |
Marine Resource Economics, 6(2), 89-107. |
1989 |
Recreational fishing for anadromous species (chinook salmon and striped bass). Function-Use: Recreation. |
CV |
|
$/person. |
(a. Value represents the maximum amount respondents would be
willing to pay to avoid a loss in fishing quality of 50% (mean across full
sample): 31.1. |
river, bay |
local |
USA |
Hushak, L.J., J.M. Winslow, and N. Dutta. |
"Economic Value of Great Lakes Sportfishing: The Case of Private-Boat Fishing in Ohios Lake Erie," |
Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 117, 363-373. |
1988 |
The purpose of this paper is to present the results and implications of three surveys conducted in 1981 and 1982. Function-Use: Recreation. |
TC |
1981 and 1982. |
In dollars per person per trip and per person per day. |
Per person per trip: W: 0%: 15.28/ 69.60/4.63/89.51; 25%: 21.62/117.33/ 6.88/145.83; 50%: 34.88/165.06/9.67/ 209.61. YP: 0%: 15.70/55.49/3.97/ 75.16; 25%: 23.07/96.60/5.16/125.13; 50%: 31.01/138.32/6.7/176.05. CB: 0%: 3.40/15.06/0.26/18.72; 25%: 6.04/43.14/0.45/49.63; 50%: 8.72/71.21/0.66/80.59. |
lake |
regional |
USA |
Bibliographic study characteristics |
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Title |
Bibliographical details |
Year |
Issue addressed in study/ General Function-Use Identification |
Valuation technique |
Year of data collection |
Measurement unit |
Estimated value
characteristics: |
Water system: Groundwater/ surface water |
Spatial scale |
Country |
Jay, J.M. |
"The Net Benefits of Backcountry Canoeing in Ontario Wilderness Parks: The Application of Random Utility Methods to Travel Cost Analysis," |
unpublished Master Thesis, University of Guelph, USA. |
1996 |
The primary purpose of this study is to estimate non-market recreational welfare measures associated with policy decisions affecting the quality and quantity of wilderness canoeing in three parks. Function-Use: Recreation. |
TC |
Canoeing season of 1993. |
In dollars per trip. |
Estimated mean compensating variation (CV) for the elimination of each trip and park alternative: A: 1/2/3 or > trips (in $): 119.46/62.50/ 1.67; K: 39.76/4.32/0.00; Q: 9.03/ 19.33/12.43. Per day: A: 36.45/17.55/ 0.56; K: 9.43/1.14/0.00; Q: 1.43/2.49/ 2.06. Mean estimates CV for a 50% reduction in expected encounters while paddling and portaging: A: 33.52/48.39/43.07; K: 1.97/3.58/4.48; Q: 1.508/2.23/1.47. |
river |
regional |
Canada |
Johnson, N.S. and R.M. Adams. |
On the Marginal Value of a Fish: Some Evidence from a Steelhead Fishery. |
Marine Resource Economics, 6(1), 43-55. |
1989 |
Steelhead Fishing. Function-Use: Recreation. |
CV |
|
$/additional steelhead. |
Estimate represents the value of catching one more steelhead trout: 6.65. |
river |
regional |
USA |
Johnson, N.S. and R.M. Adams. |
"Benefits of Increased Streamflow: The Case of the John Day River Steelhead Fishery," |
Water Resources Research, 24 (11), 1839-1846. |
1988 |
To evaluate the recreational fishing benefits of incremental streamflow changes using biologic and economic assessment methods. Function-Use: Recreation. |
CV |
1986/1987 steelhead fishing season. |
Catch rate in hours per steelhead and dollars. |
Mean bids: WTP (A): $8.58 (mean expected catch rate (hrs/steelhead): 7.1). WTP (B): $11.11 (5.0); WTP (C): $13.59 (2.9). |
catchment |
regional |
USA |
Johnson, N.S., Adams R.M. and G.M. Perry. |
The On-Farm Costs of Reducing Groundwater Pollution, |
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 73, 1063-1073. |
1991 |
Agricultural benefits from reducing groundwater pollution Function-Use: Agricultural Supply. |
SM |
|
Dollars, per hectares, per year. |
(a. Value measures annual increase in profits from corn
production under optimal nitrogen use in Shano Silt soil: 90; |
Groundwater |
local |
USA |
Johnson, R.L., N.S. Bregenzer and B. Shelby. |
Contingent Valuation Question Formats: Dichotomous Choice versus Open-Ended Responses. |
Ch. 12 in Economic Valuation of Natural Resources: Issues, Theory, and Applications. Edited by Rebecca L. Johnson & Gary V. Johnson. Westview Press: Boulder, Colorado. |
1990 |
Whitewater rafting in the Rogue River, Oregon. Function-Use: Recreation. |
CV |
1985 |
$/person. |
(a. Value is sample mean WTP estimate per visitor for a permit to access the Rogue River. Open-ended CVM question format used: 32.66; (b. Value is median WTP estimate per visitor for a permit to access the Rogue River. Dichotomous Choice CVM question format used: 48.32. |
river |
regional |
USA |
Jordan, J.L. and A.H. Elnagheeb. |
"Willingness to Pay for Improvements in Drinking Water Quality," |
Water Resources Research, 29 (2), 237-245. |
1993 |
The water qualtity of 125,000 private wells throughout Georgia poses a potential hazard to health. The nonpoint source nature of the contamination of groundwater makes the problem difficult to address with normal regulatory procedures. Function-Use: Municipal and Domestic Water Supply, Agricultural Supply. |
CV |
February 1991. |
In dollars, per household and per month. |
Before rejecting outliers:city/county users for OLS: 12.31; for ML: 11.13. Private well users for OLS: 21.78; ML: 14.01. After rejecting outliers: city/county users for OLS: 11.28; ML: 10.07. Private well users for OLS: 16.06; ML: 12.38. The conditional mean: before rejecting outliers: city/county users for OLS: 11.59; for ML: 11.49. Private well users for OLS: 18.87; ML: 16.11. After rejecting outliers: city/county users for OLS: 10.19; ML: 10.09. Private well users for OLS: 9.00; ML: 8.89. Averages of midpoints from payment card: $12.17/HH/mo public ($146/HH/yr); $14.09/HH/mo private ($169). |
Ground- and surfacewater |
regional |
USA |
Bibliographic study characteristics |
Study characteristics |
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Author(s) |
Title |
Bibliographical details |
Year |
Issue addressed in study/ General Function-Use Identification |
Valuation technique |
Year of data collection |
Measurement unit |
Estimated value
characteristics: |
Water system: Groundwater/ surface water |
Spatial scale |
Country |
Kanazawa, M. |
Pricing Subsidies and Economic Efficiency: The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, |
Journal of Law and Economics, 36(1), 205-234. |
1993 |
The shadow (marginal) value of water sold by Bureau of Reclamation to farmers in California. Function-Use: Agricultural Supply. |
MV |
1977 |
Dollars per additional acre foot. |
The value reported is the average marginal value of water to farms in the Westland Water District in 1982: 53.05. |
Ground and surface water |
regional |
USA |
Kaoru, Y. |
Measuring Marine Recreation Benefits of Water Quality Improvements by the Nested Random Utility Model, |
Resource and Energy Economics, 17(2), 119-136. |
1995 |
Recreation fishing benefits from water quality improvement. Function-Use: Habitat. |
TC |
1982 |
Dollars per trip. |
(a. Value is $/trip benefits for visitors to the Pamlico
Sound. When fish catch rate improves by 25%, nitrogen pollution reduced to
mid-level and discharged suspended solids reduced to lowest level: 0.25; |
estuary |
local |
USA |
Kaoru, Y., V.K. Smith, and J.L. Liu. |
"Using Random Utility Models to Estimate the Recreational Value of Estuarine Resources," |
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 77, 141-151. |
1995 |
Using a household production framework to link measures of nonpoint source pollution to fishing quality and a random utility model to describe how that quality influences sport fishing parties decision. Function-Use: Recreation. |
TC |
1981 and 1982. |
Dollars, years, miles per hour, horsepower and nitrogen loadings. |
Range of mean value in the database per study(min - max) 11-site Model: 0.1186/appr. 9.5; |
Estuarine. BAY |
regional |
USA |
Kask, S.B. and J.F. Shogren. |
"Benefit Transfer Protocol for Long- Term Health Risk Valuation: A Case of Surface Water Contamination," |
Water Resource Research, 30 (10), 2813-2823. |
1994 |
There are not many studies of the concept of benefit transfer. Up to now these studies have only focused on recreational benefits and the discussion must now be expanded to include the reduction in risk to public health.They want to estimate the ex ante economic value to avoid an increase in dioxin limits and estimate the value of avoiding an increase in the probability of chronic morbidity or cancer mortality, or both. Function-Use: Recreation, Agricultural Supply, Municipal and Domestic Water Supply. |
Ben Trans |
It differs: 1989, 1991 and 1992 (???). |
Dollars and years. |
Viscusi et al.: $ per 1/100,000 decrease in risk of chronic bronchitis; mean: 8.83 (WTP). Implicit dollar value per chronic bronchitis case: mean 883,000 (WTP). $- value per 1/ 100,000 decrease in risk of accidential death: mean: 81.84 (WTP). Mean value of statistical life, millions of $: 8.184 (WTP). Smith and Desvousges: example: WTP in $ per 5/50 decrease in exposure with contamination endpoint risk of 1/100; mean: $14.19 (WTP). For endpoint 1/200: mean: $26.20 (WTP). |
Surface water. |
Regional |
USA |
Kiel, K.A. |
"Measuring the Impact of the Discovery and Cleaning of Identified Hazardous Waste Sites on House Values," |
Land Economics, 71 (4), 428-435. |
1995 |
To estimate the effect of the existence of toxic sites on house values from before information on their toxicity was released by the federal government until several years after cleaning strategies were announced. Function-Use: Municipal and Domestic Water Supply. |
HP |
January 1975 through December 1992. |
Dollars, square feet, years and miles. |
n.a. |
Wells. NO WATER: TOXIC WASTE ON SITE FOR HOUSES |
local |
USA |
Kirchhoff, S., B.G. Colby, and J.T. LaFrance. |
"Evaluating the Performance of Benefit Transfer: An Empirical Inquiry," |
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 33, 75-93. |
1997 |
To develop a methodololy to evaluate the performance of direct benefit transfer and benefit function transfer. Function-Use: Recreation, Habitat. |
CV |
Spring and summer of 1992. |
US$ |
Policy site (= site under consideration)/study site (= site for which the original estimates were obtained): Taos Box/Lower Gorge: 26.68; Lower Gorge/Taos Box: 20.22; Ramsey Canyon/San Pedro, all respondents: 125.74; Ramsey Canyon/San Pedro, birders: 125.74; San Pedro, all respondents/Ramsey Canyon: 80.41; San Pedro, birders/Ramsey Canyon: 90.14. |
river |
regional |
USA |
Kirshner, D. and D. Moore. |
"The Effect of San Francisco Bay Water Quality on Adjacent Property Values," |
Journal of Environmental Management, 29(3), 263-274. |
1989 |
This study estimates the value of variations in water quality to the Bay Area residents by using a HP equation to examine the price of residential properties adjacent to the Bay. Function-Use: Municipal and Domestic Water Supply, Recreation, Agricultural Supply. |
HP |
1985 and 1986. |
In dollars and per property. |
1. The implicit marginal price of proximity to water is appr.: $65,000 (=20% of propertys value), while in 2. The implicit marginal price is appr.: $24,000 (=9%). So the marginal implicit price of this change in water condition is estimated to be appr. $41,000 (11%) per waterfront property. |
Estuarine system. WATER FLOWS FROM RIVERS |
regional |
USA |
Klein, R.J.T. and I.J. Bateman. |
"The Recreation Value of Cley Marshes Nature Reserve: An Argument against Managed Retreat?," |
Water and Environmental Management, 12, 280-285. |
1998 |
The main aim of this study is to provide an estimate of the recreational value of the Cley Reserve. Function-Use: Recreation, Habitat. |
CV, TC |
1996 |
A: In UK pounds, per household, per year or per visit. B: In UK pounds, per party per annum. |
WTPfee (incl. Zero-bids, in UK pounds): 1.58; WTPfee (excl.): 2.22; WTPtax (incl.): 48.15; WTPtax (excl.): 62.08. |
Reserve. |
Regional |
United Kingdom |
Kosz, M. |
"Valuing Riverside Wetlands: The Case of the "Donau-Auen" National Park," |
Ecological Economics, 16, 109-127. |
1996 |
The aim of this paper is briefly to review the main results of the cost-benefit analysis concerning all the variables that depend on direct anthropocentric use, including energy production with hydroelectric power stations, shipping, ground water protection, stabilisation of the river bed to stop channel erosion, visitors benefits, forestry, farming, fishing, hunting, and the costs of establishing a national park. This was done because there was a plan to build one or more hydroelectric power stations in the area under study, the Donau-Auen. This was operationalized by 4 different development projects. (1) Establishing a national park in all easily available areas (not included in the WTP value). (2) Founding a national park in all available areas including private property; concept of hydraulic engeneering including extensive measures artificially changing the waterway to avoid further river bed erosion. (3) Constuction of a hydroelectric power station near Wolfsthal. (4) Construction of a hydroelectric power station near Wildungsmauer.(The last project is higher inmagnitude compared to the third). Function-Use: Recreation, Habitat. |
CV |
1993 (June and July) |
ATS 1993 a year |
2a) 919,80; 2b) 329,25; 3a) 694,9; 3b) 122,21; 4a) 689,85; 4b) 69,63. |
River |
regional |
Austria |
Kreutzwiser, R. |
The Economic Significance of the Long Point Marsh, Lake Erie, as a Recreational Resource. |
Great Lakes Resource, 7(2), 105-110. |
1981 |
Recreational use of Long Point and Point Pelee, Lake Erie. Function-Use: Recreation. |
TC |
1978 |
$/user group/visit. |
Value measures sample average consumer surplus per group per visit: 34.85. |
lake |
local |
USA |
Kwak, S.J., Lee, J. and C.S. Russell. |
Dealing With Censored Data From Contingent Valuation Surveys: Symmetrically-Trimmed Least Squares Estimation, |
Southern Economic Journal, 63(3), 743-750. |
1997 |
Drinking water. Function-Use: Municipal and Domestic Water Supply. |
CV |
1992 |
$/month/household |
Data included follow up questions for respondents reporting zero WTP. These respondents are asked if they would need to be compensated for any changes in water quality. The model was estimated using OLS, Tobit, and a symmetrically-trimmed LS method: 3.12. |
ground and surface water |
regional |
Korea |
Kwak, S.J. and C.S. Russell. |
"Contingent Valuation in Korean Environmental Planning: A Pilot Application to the Protection of Drinking Water Quality in Seoul," |
Environmental and Resource Economics, 4(5), 511-526. |
1994 |
To calculate the WTP for the Seouls drinking water supply system. Function-Use: Municipal and Domestic Water Supply. |
CV |
January, 12 to February 6, 1992. |
Won, per household and per year. |
WTP: 2,603 Won; respondents attitude toward current tap water quality (1= very good; 5= very bad): 3.597; monthly expenditure for a tap water filtration system (unit= 1000 won): 1.571; monthly expenditure for bottled water: 1.859; dummy for having taken a trip to obtain spring water to use for drinking during last 5 years (1=yes; 0=no): 0.356; subjective estimate of the number of drinking water contamination accidents that might occur in next 5 years if the government takes no action: 3.873; monthly combined bill for water and sewerage service: 4.816. |
river |
regional |
Korea |
Kyber, M. |
Impacts for recreational use of waterways caused by pollution and their evaluation in the inspection of scene, |
Technical Research Centre of Finland, Research notes 23: 1981. Espoo, 90 p. |
1981 |
Present value of property along shore area. Water quality affecting average value per square metre of shore areas with summer cottages and permanent dwellings going down to level 3. Function-Use: Water Quality. |
HP |
|
% |
(a. Level II (good) to level III (satisfactory): market value of on shore real estate fell by 30%; (b. Level II (good) to level IV (passing): market value of on shore real estate fell by 45%; (c. Level II (good) to level V (poor): market value of on shore real estate fell by 55%. |
Surface water |
national |
Finland |