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| Title |
Abstract |
Date |
Environmental Topic |
Economic Sector |
Service Area |
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| Assessing the Value of Groundwater | The study reviewed the existing literature (UK and elsewhere) on groundwater benefits, within the context of the Water Framework Directive, and set out a framework for assessing the value of groundwater. The study advised on whether the evidence can be used in CBA (and if so how) and demonstrated this with case studies. The study enables the Environmental Agency to decide how to try to include values for groundwater in appraisal of water management options, such as abstraction licences. | 2006 | Groundwater | - | Policy Design |  |
| Hong Kong Harbour Landscape and Cultural Heritage Stated Preference Survey | This study aimed to elicit Hong Kong residents’ views of the current and potential future states of the harbour and its cultural significance and value. eftec’s role was one of peer reviewing the valuation questionnaire and guide the project’s analysis. Because Hong Kong Harbour is set to be affected by current and future land use plans, and the survey evidence contributed to, and supported a critique of, those plans. | 2006 | Land Use, Water, Marine Ecosystems | Housing, Fisheries, Transport, Recreation | Valuation | |
| Overview of Valuation of Visual Impacts for Transmission Price Control Review (TPCR) | eftec provided a review of the conceptual approach to economic value in the context of changes in the landscape due to the electricity and gas transmission infrastructure. It explored the scope for using the available evidence in decision-making, and identified gaps in the literature. The study provided a literature review and recommendations for future policy making and research. The report guides Ofgem’s use of the available valuation evidence in its price control reviews. | 2006 | Land Use, Landscape Management | Energy | Valuation | |
| Two Day Refresher Course on Economic Valuation | eftec designed a refresher course for those with prior knowledge and working experience of environmental valuation techniques. The course focused on revealed and stated preference techniques, recent developments, value (or benefit) transfer and the use of valuation evidence in policy making and appraisal in general. The seminar presenting material was available to participants. The course provided the participating economists in the civil service with a refresher of the underlying theory and application and an opportunity to discuss recent developments in the field. | 2006 | - | - | Training | |
| Introducing the Environment into Flood Risk Decision Making | The study used benefits transfer to incorporate environmental costs and benefits, in line with the Treasury Green Book and flood risk management guidance, into the appraisal of flood and coastal defence options. The study produced a handbook (Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management: Economic Valuation of Environmental Effects - EVEE) on the use of the benefits transfer method developed. The appraisal method allows practitioners to include environmental costs and benefits in the appraisal of flood and coastal defence investments. | 2006 | Coastal Resources, Flood Risk Management | Flood Risk Management | Policy Design | |
| Willingness to Pay the BBC Licence Fee During the Next Charter Period | Three surveys (a short addition to YouGov Omnibus survey, a full survey and a survey in which respondents are primed about the contribution of BBC to British society) took place in June 2006. eftec acted as peer reviewer for this project undertaken by The Work Foundation and YouGov. The review tasks included commenting on the questionnaire design, commentary on analytical approaches, auditing at the end of the project and overall troubleshooting as necessary. The project estimated WTP for current and proposed new TV, radio, online and other services by BBC. The results inform DCMS’s decision about the level of the BBC licence fee for 2007 - 2016. | 2006 | Cultural Heritage | Media | Valuation | |
| Populating EVRI (Environmental Valuation Reference Inventory) | Fifty economic valuation studies, mainly from various European countries, were entered into the EVRI (www.evri.ca) database of environmental valuation studies. This input to the database expands its coverage of European studies. | 2006 | - | - | Valuation | |
| Inventory Study on Natural Environment Data | eftec was partner with ADAS on this review of the social and economic quantitative and qualitative evidence on the state of England’s terrestrial ecosystems. The review provided recommendations on the potential use of the evidence and compiled a reference ‘evidence base’ of data, analyses and stakeholder views on terrestrial ecosystem services. The project provides an evidence base for those analysing the state of England’s ecosystems and the services they provide. | 2006 | Ecosystem Services | - | Policy Design | |
| Thames Tideway Stated Preference Study – Phase 2 | The study designed a contingent valuation survey to assess Thames Water customers’ willingness to pay for environmental improvements of the investments to reduce Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) to River Thames and associated impacts on the fish population, sewage litter and human health. The improvements are additional to the investments in Swage Treatment Works already agreed. The results were a benefit estimate for reducing Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) to the River Thames and were inputted to a cost benefit analysis of the investments, which Defra and other relevant Ministers approved in March 2007. | 2006 | Water | Water Management, Waste Water Management | Valuation, Policy Design | |
| Economic Valuation of The Environment: Policy Applications | eftec organised this one-day seminar for Defra. The seminar allowed the leading practitioners of economic valuation to assess the importance of recent developments in valuation methodology. eftec wrote up and disseminated a synthesis report of the day’s discussions. The purpose of the seminar was to help inform HM Treasury’s long term projects on natural resources and climate change and consider the application of valuation to ecosystem services. | 2006 | - | - | Valuation, Training | |
