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| Economic Assessment of Priorities for a European Environmental Policy Plan | The study provides, from a welfare economics perspective, information to set priorities for the implementation of the 5th and 6th Environmental Action Programme of the European Commission by: (a) establishing indicators for prioritising different policy targets and policy options based on the criteria of economic efficiency, cost-effectiveness, environmental effectiveness, distributional fairness and sustainable development; and (b) establishing criteria to determine which policy options are best effected at EU level and which are best effected at Member State level. The study covers the following environmental problems: climate change, stratospheric ozone depletion, acidification, biodiversity conservation, coastal zone management, heavy metal emissions, water use, eutrophication, soil contamination, urban stress (to include particulates emissions and noise), tropospheric ozone, forestry, waste management and major accidents (to include nuclear accidents and oil spills). The full text of the study report can be downloaded from http://europe.eu.int/comm/environment/enveco/priority_study/index.htm | 2000 | - | - | Policy Appraisal | |
| Predicting and Valuing Informal Recreation Use of Inland Waterways | This project uses the Arc/Info GIS package to develop a travel cost model to predict the number of visitors at waterway sites. From this, estimates are made of the economic value placed on the sites by visitors. The sites include the Caledonian Canal and Lowland Canals. | 2000 | Water | Tourism, Recreation | Valuation, Policy Design | |
| Guidance on Stated Preference Techniques for the Monetary Valuation of Non-Market Effects | This report contains guidance on the choice of the appropriate stated preference technique (contingent valuation, contingent ranking, choice experiments and contingent rating), questionnaire design, sampling methods, data analysis and validity and reliability testing of the results. The guidelines are an updated and UK specific version of the NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Association – USA) guidelines for contingent valuation prepared in 1993. The full manual is published by Edward Elgar Publishing with the title ‘Economic Valuation with Stated Preference Techniques: A Manual’ in 2002 (Bateman et al, 2002). The summary guide is available on the DfT website (http://www.dft.gov.uk/about/economics/index.htm). | 2000 | - | - | Valuation | |
| Life Cycle Research Programme for Waste Management: Damage Cost Estimation for Impact Assessment | This report recommends a set of damage cost estimates for the impacts associated with the principal environmental burdens, namely air-borne pollutants resulting from waste management options, for use in cost-benefit analyses of these options. A database of the most up-to-date estimates is developed as part of a package for use by local authority waste management decision-makers. | 2000 | Waste | Waste Management | Policy Design | |
| The Benefits of Compliance with the Environmental Acquis for the Candidate Countries | The aim of this study is to provide the Commission and candidate countries with additional information on the range of benefits from the implementation of EU environmental acquis. In particular, the aim is to improve the quality and coverage of monetary estimates of the environmental benefits. All 13 candidate countries are covered for the assessment of the directives in air quality, waste management, water quality, nature protection, and industrial pollution and control. | 2000 | - | - | Policy Appraisal | |
| Poverty – Environment Linkages within the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper of the Republic of Azerbaijan | Low income countries have started a process of preparing poverty reduction strategies to act as their development plans on the basis of which they receive international grants and credits. Eftec contributed to the mainstreaming of environmental concerns into this strategy for Azerbaijan. This involves identifying the links between poverty and environment and policy options that address both or compensate the negative impacts of poverty reduction strategies on the environment and vice versa. Such policy options cover natural resource management, agriculture, rural energy, public health, hazardous waste management, institutional reform, public awareness and empowerment, and macroeconomic reforms. The background analysis also contributes to the update of Azeri National Environmental Action Plan. | 2000 | - | - | Policy Appraisal | |
| Workshop on Integrating Economic and Environmental Policies Using Economic Instruments to Promote Environmentally Sustainable Development, | The written and presented material for this workshop contains information on the basics of environmental economics, monetary valuation and project appraisal together with working group exercises. The material is aimed at an audience of middle level civil servants from Ministries of Environment and Finance of the African Commonwealth Countries. | 1999 | - | - | Training | |
| Economic Valuation for Resource Managers: Improving Environmental Decision Making and Policy | The written and presented material for this workshop contains information on the basics of environmental economics, monetary valuation and project appraisal together with working group exercises. The material is aimed at an audience of resource managers of all levels from the Coastal Development Authority, Ministry of Fisheries and the Kenyan Wildlife Service. | 1999 | - | - | Training | |
| The Economic Benefits of Environmental Training and Awareness Programmes in the Aggregates Industry | The report presents a framework by which the environmental benefits of the above programmes in the quarry sector can be assessed. The report has been a key input to the discussions between the UK government and the quarry industry for determining whether a tax on aggregates extraction or a voluntary agreement between the government and the industry is the best policy for achieving reduced environmental impacts from the industry. | 1999 | Land Use, Landscape Management, Biodiversity | Aggregates Extraction And Processing | Policy Appraisal | |
| Technical Review of Studies on the Pollution Externalities of Different Waste Management Options | As the usefulness of combining monetary valuation and life cycle inventories is appreciated, the number of studies using this technique for the assessment of waste disposal alternatives has been increasing. This expert assessment of the existing literature provides DETR with a comparative review of eight studies in terms of their assumptions, methodology and results. The assessment is used in the review of the UK landfill tax and other waste management policies of the department. | 1999 | Waste | Waste Management | Policy Design | |
