학술논문
Policy Analysis: Valuation of Ecosystem Services in the Southern Appalachian Mountains.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Banzhaf HS; Economics Department, Georgia State University , 14 Marietta Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia, United States.; Burtraw D; Resources for the Future , 1616 P Street NW, Washington, DC, 20036, United States.; Criscimagna SC; Eden Housing, Hayward CA (formerly Resources for the Future) , 22645 Grand Street, Hayward, California 94541, United States.; Cosby BJ; Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia , 291 McCormick Road, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, United States.; Evans DA; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460, United States.; Krupnick AJ; Resources for the Future , 1616 P Street NW, Washington, DC, 20036, United States.; Siikamäki JV; Resources for the Future , 1616 P Street NW, Washington, DC, 20036, United States.
Source
Publisher: American Chemical Society Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0213155 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1520-5851 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0013936X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Environ Sci Technol Subsets: MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
This study estimates the economic value of an increase in ecosystem services attributable to the reduced acidification expected from more stringent air pollution policy. By integrating a detailed biogeochemical model that projects future ecological recovery with economic methods that measure preferences for specific ecological improvements, we estimate the economic value of ecological benefits from new air pollution policies in the Southern Appalachian ecosystem. Our results indicate that these policies generate aggregate benefits of about $3.7 billion, or about $16 per year per household in the region. The study provides currently missing information about the ecological benefits from air pollution policies that is needed to evaluate such policies comprehensively. More broadly, the study also illustrates how integrated biogeochemical and economic assessments of multidimensional ecosystems can evaluate the relative benefits of different policy options that vary by scale and across ecosystem attributes.