scholarly journals Veterinary epidemiology at ILRAD and ILRI, 1987-2018.

2020 ◽  
pp. 208-238
Author(s):  
Brian Perry ◽  
Bernard Bett ◽  
Eric Fèvre ◽  
Delia Grace ◽  
Thomas Fitz Randolph
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Economic Impacts ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Capacity Development ◽  
Economic Impact Assessment ◽  
Control Options ◽  
Tick Borne Disease ◽  
Veterinary Epidemiology

Abstract This chapter describes the activities of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and its predecessor, the International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases (ILRAD) from 1987 to 2018. Topics include scientific impacts; economic impact assessment; developmental impacts; capacity development; partnerships; impacts on human resources capacity in veterinary epidemiology; impacts on national animal health departments and services; impacts on animal health constraints in developing countries; impacts on ILRI's research and strategy; the introduction of veterinary epidemiology and economics at ILRAD; field studies in Kenya; tick-borne disease dynamics in eastern and southern Africa; heartwater studies in Zimbabwe; economic impact assessments of tick-borne diseases; tick and tick-borne disease distribution modelling; modelling the infection dynamics of vector-borne diseases; economic impact of trypanosomiasis; the epidemiology of resistance to trypanocides; the development of a modelling technique for evaluating control options; sustainable trypanosomiasis control in Uganda and in the Ghibe Valley of Ethiopia; spatial modelling of tsetse distributions; preventing and containing trypanocide resistance in the cotton zone of West Africa; rabies research; the economic impacts of rinderpest control; applying economic impact assessment tools to foot and mouth disease (FMD) control, the southern Africa FMD economic impact study; economic impacts of FMD in Peru, Colombia and India; economic impacts of FMD control in endemic settings in low- and middle-income countries; the global FMD research alliance (GFRA); Rift Valley fever; economic impact assessment of control options and calculation of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs); RVF risk maps for eastern Africa; land-use change and RVF infection and disease dynamics; epidemiology of gastrointestinal parasites; priorities in animal health research for poverty reduction; the Wellcome Trust Epidemiology Initiatives; the broader economic impact contributions; the responses to highly pathogenic avian influenza; the International Symposium on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (ISVEE) experience, the role of epidemiology in ILRAD and ILRI and the impacts of ILRAD and ILRI's epidemiology; capacity development in veterinary epidemiology and impact assessment; impacts on national animal health departments and services; impacts on animal health constraints in developing countries and impacts on ILRI's research and strategy.

Economic Impact Assessment

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Getz
Keyword(s):  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Computable General Equilibrium ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Economic Impacts ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Equity Issues ◽  
Cge Modelling ◽  
Economic Impact Assessment ◽  
Event Tourism

Concepts for understanding economic impacts, and valid methods of assessment are well developed. In fact, there is so much information available that this is the largest chapter in the book – not the most important. A thorough and accessible reference on the subject is the book Tourism Economics and Policy by Dwyer, Forsyth and Dwyer (2010) as it contains a full chapter on events. Event Tourism (Getz, 2013) also covers economic impact assessment in detail. There have been well-documented problems with economic impact assessments for tourism and events (Matheson, 2002; Matheson and Baade, 2003; Crompton and McKay, 2004; Tyrell & Ismail, 2005; Crompton, 2006; Davies et al., 2013), pertaining to both how they are done and the purposes they serve. Dwyer and Jago (2014, p.130) identified three main types of criticisms associated with the assessment of the economic impacts of events, commencing with the exaggeration of benefits owing to either deliberate manipulation or faulty methods. Attention has often focused on the use of Input-Output tables to formulate ‘multipliers’, a practice which leads to exaggerated benefits, with a number of scholars preferring Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) modelling. Most fundamental is the frequent failure to consider all costs and benefits, leading to calls for more comprehensive cost-benefit analysis (CBA). Most economic IAs have utilized only a narrow range of metrics, but even more unfortunate is the continued reliance on multipliers and econometric models, as these ‘black-box’ approaches tend to exaggerate imputed benefits while ignoring costs and equity issues. This is certainly not in keeping with principles of social responsibility and sustainability.

Analysis of The Economic Impacts of Special Event: The Case of Jember Fashion Carnival in Jember City

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Christina L., Rudatin ◽  
Fauzi Mubarak
Keyword(s):  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Economic Impacts ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Host Community ◽  
Economic Data ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Special Event ◽  
Economic Impact Assessment ◽  
The City

This study investigated the economic impact a special event in the tourism industry. Jember Fashion Carnival 2015 became the object observed to conduct this study. Jember Fashion Carnival is an annual event from Jember City, but until this time not anyone makes observations to investigate the economic impact of outside tourist that come to Jember City during the time of the event. This study used a semi-structured, self-administered questioner was employed in collecting relevant social and economic data from respondents. A convenience sample of 100 attendees was used to determine the economic impact generated. The Respondents is the tourists who come from outside the city of Jember and attend the Jember Fashion Carnival 2015. The Economic impact assessment based on the amount of spending money from the attendees, with the details information some expenditure categories such as; accommodation, food, entertainment, souvenirs, communication and other types of expenditure. The result supported the claim that the event of Jember Fashion Carnival 2015 has positive economic impact on the host community.

A comparison of economic impact assessment methods: the case of forestry developments in Alberta

1998 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 711-719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janaki RR Alavalapati ◽  
Wiktor L Adamowicz ◽  
William A White
Keyword(s):  
General Equilibrium ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Computable General Equilibrium ◽  
Economic Impacts ◽  
Forest Policy ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Cge Models ◽  
Economic Impact Assessment

Economic impacts of forestry developments in Alberta are estimated using two interindustry approaches. The results suggest that estimates derived from input-output (I-O) models differ from those of computable general equilibrium (CGE) models. Employment and GDP estimates derived from CGE models are much smaller than those of I-O models. Unlike I-O estimates, estimates derived from CGE models are not unidirectional because of general equilibrium effects. The results also indicate that CGE models provide greater flexibility and have more potential for forest policy analysis when compared with I-O models, but they should be used with caution.

Application of a bottom-up approach to estimate economic impacts of building maintenance projects: cladding rectification program in Australia

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pauline Teo ◽  
Akvan Gajanayake ◽  
Sajani Jayasuriya ◽  
Ali Izaddoost ◽  
Treshani Perera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Economic Impacts ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Building Maintenance ◽  
Economic Impact Assessment

PurposeThis paper critically reviews economic impact assessment methods adopted in construction-related projects, to develop and present a novel bottom-up approach suitable to estimate regional economic impacts of building maintenance projects.Design/methodology/approachA thorough literature review of economic impact assessment in construction projects is carried out to identify the most relevant approach to estimate wider economic impacts of building maintenance projects. Based on these findings, a model based on the bottom-up approach to estimate wider economic impacts is developed. The applicability and face validity of the developed model is demonstrated through a case of cladding replacement program in Australia.FindingsThe literature review revealed that bottom-up models are better suited for estimating regional economic impacts of maintenance projects, given the challenges of obtaining micro-level economic data in the maintenance sector. In relation to the total economic impacts (direct and indirect), the results show that for every $1 of government spending on similar projects the Gross State Product would increase by $1.34. In terms of employment impact, over 70% of the direct economic value addition is driven by the increase in labour, where close to 3 FTE jobs will be required for each $1 million of spending on cladding replacement projects.Originality/valueThis paper presents a model to estimate the wider economic impacts of building maintenance projects, which is typically overlooked in the construction management field. The proposed model is developed to incorporate the variability of different building maintenance projects so that the economic impact resulting from these projects could be estimated more accurately. This model can be used by local government decision-makers to justify and prioritise maintenance projects in a similar manner to new construction projects.

Economic impact assessment of SARS-CoV-2 on Global Markets

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (15) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jai Kumar ◽  
Leena Prajapati
Keyword(s):  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Global Markets ◽  
Economic Impact Assessment

A Primer on the Assessment of Economic Impacts of Leisure Events

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-56
Author(s):  
Ove Oklevik ◽  
Grzegorz Kwiatkowski ◽  
Mona Kristin Nytun ◽  
Helene Maristuen
Keyword(s):  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Sensitivity Analyses ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Music Festival ◽  
Economic Impact Analysis ◽  
Economic Impact Assessment ◽  
Input Variables

The quality of any economic impact assessment largely depends on the adequacy of the input variables and chosen assumptions. This article presents a direct economic impact assessment of a music festival hosted in Norway and sensitivity analyses of two study design assumptions: estimated number of attendees and chosen definition (size) of the affected area. Empirically, the article draws on a state-of-the-art framework of an economic impact analysis and uses primary data from 471 event attendees. The results show that, first, an economic impact analysis is a complex task that requires high precision in assessing different monetary flows entering and leaving the host region, and second, the study design assumptions exert a tremendous influence on the final estimation. Accordingly, the study offers a fertile agenda for local destination marketing organizers and event managers on how to conduct reliable economic impact assessments and explains which elements of such analyses are particularly important for final estimations.

ECONOMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE INSTALLATION OF A CT HEAD SCANNER

1979 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 553
Author(s):  
R. A. Enlow ◽  
J. A. Hodak ◽  
K. W. Ehlert ◽  
W. C. Moor
Keyword(s):  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Economic Impact Assessment ◽  
Ct Head
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