Economic Benefits of Improved Water Quality - Public Perceptions of Option and Preservation Values

Until recently, there has been general agreement that improvement and preservation of water quality, though costly, provided economic and social benefits that outweighed the expense. This book provides answers to those questions raised around whether the costs of the 1972 Water Pollution Control Act may actually exceed those benefits.

List of contents

Foreword -- Introduction and Summary -- Previous Research on Recreation and Preservation Benefits of Water Quality -- The South Platte River Basin, Colorado -- Data Collection Procedures -- Option, Preservation, and Recreation Benefit Analysis -- Socioeconomic Relationships -- Summary and Conclusions -- Concept of Option Demand -- Questionnaire -- Regression Analysis

About the author

Douglas A Greenley

Summary

Until recently, there has been general agreement that improvement and preservation of water quality, though costly, provided economic and social benefits that outweighed the expense. This book provides answers to those questions raised around whether the costs of the 1972 Water Pollution Control Act may actually exceed those benefits.

Product details

• Authors: Douglas Greenley, Douglas A. Greenley, Richard G. Walsh, Robert A. Young
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.12.2023
• EAN: 9780367169282
• ISBN: 978-0-367-16928-2
• No. of pages: 184
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Water Supply, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Rivers, Politics & government, Politics and government