Assessing and valuing ecosystem services for managing hydropower constructed rivers systems

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannu Marttila ◽  
Faisal Ashraf ◽  
Ali Torabi Haghighi ◽  
Seppo Hellsten ◽  
Maria Kopsakangas-Savolainen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Regulated River ◽  
Migratory Fish ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Hydropower Production ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
River Corridors

<p>Rivers developed for hydropower production are important electricity generators with an increasing role as a balancing power source in new wind-power dominated energy systems. However, hydropower constructed rivers also provide many ecosystem services, such as habitats for migratory fish species and opportunities for recreational activities. Currently, we see drastic changes in needs from society to use regulated river corridors for multiple purposes, and therefore, new approaches are needed to support the sustainable management of river resources. In our new EcoRiver-project we develop an integrated assessment framework and examine cost and benefits provided by hydropower constructed rivers. We use hydrodynamic modelling to quantify the ecosystem services and variability during short-term regulation practices (hydropeaking). Hydropower and energy markets modelling is used to examine the impacts of increasing demand flexibility on hydropower. Environmental valuation methods are applied to evaluate the ecosystem services monetarily. Finally, we integrate these methods for cost-benefit analysis in order to support well-informed decision making for river management.</p>

The Green’s Gambit

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Hale
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Endangered Species ◽  
Moral Theory ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Categorical Imperative ◽  
Endangered Species Act ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Kantian Moral Theory

This chapter argues that reasons are underdetermined and often left out of value-based discussions of nature. The chapter offers a rough sketch of Kantian moral theory – particularly the first two formulations of the Categorical Imperative – to suggest that the primary charge of environmentalism ought to be that of encouraging deeper justification of actions. It utilizes the Endangered Species Act, the argument from ecosystem services, and the case of a stolen kidney to suggest that cost-benefit analysis and related methodologies are insufficient for addressing the broad ethical considerations of environmentalists.

Spatial targeting of payments for ecosystem services Based on SWAT Model and cost-benefit analysis

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (24) ◽  
pp. 7722-7729 ◽  
Author(s):  
宋晓谕 SONG Xiaoyu ◽  
刘玉卿 LIU Yuqing ◽  
邓晓红 DENG Xiaohong ◽  
徐中民 XU Zhongmin
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Swat Model ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Payments For Ecosystem Services ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
Spatial Targeting

scholarly journals Economic analysis of ecosystem based adaptation and engineering options: A case study from Udayapur, Nepal

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 35-42
Author(s):  
Dinesh Chandra Devkota ◽  
Kamal Thapa ◽  
Bhaskar Kharki
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
High Benefit ◽  
Adaptation Options

Ecosystem services are vital to our well-being as they directly or indirectly support our survival and quality of life. But, the growing impact of climate change diminishes the benefit from ecosystem services. Therefore, identifying possible applicable adaptation options are inevitable to reduce the effect of climate change. The present research is based on a case study of Ksedi River watershed, Ajgada Village in Udaypur district of Nepal. The study demonstrates the comparison between different options to deal with flood and make a sound decision, based on economic rationale for long-term benefits. The present study compares ecosystem based adaptation options with engineering options using cost benefit analysis in order to protect village from flooding. Through stakeholder and expert consultations, ecosystem based adaptation options and economic options that are feasible in the village and catchment to mitigate the floods were listed. Economic analysis of these options and the different combinations were done using cost benefit analysis. Analysis was carried out for each of the different combination of options. Focus on ecosystem based adaptation options provide high benefit to cost return in terms of avoided damages and considering engineering options efficient in flood and erosion control in initial stage in spite of its high cost. The study suggests that reforestation in upland forest areas; plantation along riverbed and management of rangeland should be prioritized. Similarly, preparation of flood model, flood height damage curve and flood vulnerable maps specific to the site will help decision makers to implement site specific adaptation options.

scholarly journals Valuation of ecosystem services of guadua bamboo (Guadua angustifolia) forest in the southwestern of Pereira, Colombia

Caldasia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 186-196
Author(s):  
Juliana Muñoz-López ◽  
Juan Carlos Camargo-García ◽  
Catalina Romero-Ladino
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Carbon Storage ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Urban Expansion ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
Financial Feasibility ◽  
The Cost

Agriculture and urban expansion have caused fragmentation of the remaining forests located along the Otún and Consotá river watershed in the municipality of Pereira, Department of Risaralda, Colombia. These forests are dominated by the guadua bamboo species Guadua angustifolia Kunth, which provided raw material for different purposes and additionally fulfills important ecological functions. The aim of this study was to evaluate ecosystems services associated with these forests such as carbon storage, soil water storing capacity, and the financial feasibility related to guadua culms commercialization. The carbon storage was estimated from the aboveground biomass and soil organic matter; soil water storing capacity was associated with physical soil properties. Whereas the provisioning ecosystem service was assessed through a cost-benefit analysis performed with different production scenarios. The carbon stock was found to be 672.3 t C / ha (22 % in biomass and 78 % in the soil at a depth of 45 cm). The average soil water storing capacity was 292.4 m3 / ha. The cost-benefit analysis evidenced the financial feasibility for the scenarios when projected sales are more than 3 % than current. Bamboo forests provide ecosystem services that are yet another justification for better economic compensation and a medium to promote balance between ecosystem services and the financial situation of producers, who derive their incomes from its production.

scholarly journals Short-term surgical mission to the Dominican Republic: A cost-benefit analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 1045-1049 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan P. Egle ◽  
Alasdair McKendrick ◽  
Vijay K. Mittal ◽  
Freddy Sosa
Keyword(s):  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Surgical Mission

Cost–benefit analysis of ecosystem services in China

2018 ◽  
Vol 125 ◽  
pp. 143-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shixiong Cao ◽  
Zhongqi Yu ◽  
Junze Zhang ◽  
Fei Feng ◽  
Duanyang Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Benefit Analysis
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