Kataria, Mitesh
- Institutionen för ekonomi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Sammanfattning
This paper uses a choice experiment to estimate how Swedish households value different environmental improvements for the hydropower regulated rivers. We obtained clear evidence that Swedish households have preferences for environmental improvement in hydropower regulated waters, at least when the cost is relatively low. Remedial measures that improve the conditions for all of the included environmental attributes i.e. fish, benthic invertebrates, river-margin vegetation and birds were found to have a significant welfare increasing impact. The results can be of value for the implementation of the Water Framework Directives in Sweden, which aims to reform the use of all surface water and ground water in the member states. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Nyckelord
Choice experiments; Water quality; Water framework directive; Hydropower
Publicerad i
Energy Economics
2009, volym: 31, nummer: 1, sidor: 69-76
Utgivare: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
SLU författare
Globala målen (SDG)
SDG6 Rent vatten och sanitet för alla
SDG14 Hav och marina resurser
UKÄ forskningsämne
Nationalekonomi
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2008.07.005
Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/44570