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Using economic valuation techniques to inform water resources management : A survey and critical appraisal of available techniques and an application
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The role of economic valuation techniques in assisting in the design of efficient, equitable and sustainable policies for water resources management in the face of environmental problems such as pollution, intensive land use in agriculture and climate change is defined.About:
This article is published in Science of The Total Environment.The article was published on 2006-07-15. It has received 357 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Integrated water resources management & Contingent valuation.read more
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Socioeconomic Evaluation of Drought Effects. Main Principles and Application to Guadiana and Algarve Case Studies
TL;DR: In this article, the main supply and demand characteristics of a region (water sources and associated uses), and the hydrological interlinked effects of drought situations are considered and a methodological approach for socioeconomic evaluation of drought effects is proposed.
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Natural disturbances and natural hazards in mountain forests: a framework for the economic valuation
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the economic aspects of the protection role of forests against natural hazards, and develop an estimation methodology applicable on a local scale, with the aim of zoning forests in homogeneous areas in terms of the level of protection they offer.
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Using a choice experiment to estimate the non-use values of wetlands: the case of cheimaditida wetland in greece
TL;DR: In this article, a choice experiment is employed to estimate the benefits of the non-use values of the Cheimaditida wetland that accrue to the Greek public.
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Willingness to pay for the restoration of the Paraíba do Sul River: A contingent valuation study from Brazil
TL;DR: Using a referendum-format contingent valuation survey, this paper investigated the residents' willingness to pay for restoring the water quality of the Paraiba do Sul river in the city of Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil.
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Multi-dimensional critical regulation control modes and water optimal allocation for irrigation system in the middle reaches of Heihe River basin, China
TL;DR: In this paper, the optimal critical regulation control (MCRC) modes and water allocation for irrigation system were studied in the middle reaches of Heihe River basin, China, to coordinate the water contradiction of agricultural irrigation and ecological irrigation.
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