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dc.contributor.authorThunberg, Eric M.en_US
dc.creatorUniversity of Florida. Food and Resource Economics Departmenten_US
dc.creatorAquatic Plant Control Research Program (U.S.)en_US
dc.creatorEnvironmental Laboratory (U.S.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-23T19:47:30Zen_US
dc.date.available2016-03-23T19:47:30Zen_US
dc.date.issued1991-02en_US
dc.identifier.govdocMiscellaneous Paper A-91-1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11681/6245en_US
dc.descriptionMiscellaneous Paperen_US
dc.description.abstractAquatic plant control is necessary to maintain the flow of benefits for which water resources projects are constructed and operated (e.g., flood control, water supply, or recreation). The costs associated with aquatic plant control have been documented by the US Army Corps of Engineers, but little work has been performed by the Corps to evaluate the economic benefits resulting from aquatic plant control programs. This report reviewed the applicability of the project evaluation guidance, Principles and Guidelines (P&G), for the evaluation of aquatic plant control benefits. It was determined that the approach to economic valuation set out in P&G could be used for valuing aquatic plant control benefits. Corps, State, and academic studies and reports were reviewed for valuation of aquatic plant control benefits. In the majority of cases, aquatic plant control benefits received only cursory treatment. In some cases, few details of the benefit estimation procedures are offered, making it difficult to judge the reliability of the benefit estimates. The majority of project evaluations were based solely on the recreation benefits.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipAquatic Plant Control Research Program (U.S.)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. Army. Corps of Engineersen_US
dc.description.tableofcontentsPreface..............................1 Conversion Factors, Non-SI to SI (Metric) Units of Measurement..............................3 Part I: Introduction..............................4 Background..............................4 Purpose..............................4 Scope..............................4 Part II: Theoretical Basis for Benefit Estimation..............................6 Part III: Special Considerations and Benefit Categories for Aquatic Plant Control..............................8 Delineation of RED versus NED Benefits..............................8 Competitive Recreation Services..............................9 Benefit Categories..............................10 Part IV: Aquatic Plant Valuation Literature..............................12 Flood Control..............................12 Commercial Navigation..............................13 Water Supply..............................13 Hydropower Generation..............................14 Recreation..............................14 Aesthetic Quality Benefits..............................17 Option, Existence, and Bequest Values..............................18 Cost Savings as Economic Benefits..............................19 Part V: Summary..............................21 References: ..............................22en_US
dc.format.extent274 pages/1.53 MBen_US
dc.format.mediumPDFen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherU.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Stationen_US
dc.relationhttp://acwc.sdp.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/1044051en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesMiscellaneous Paper (Aquatic Plant Control Research Program (U.S.)) ; no.Miscellaneous Paper A-91-1en_US
dc.rightsApproved for public release; distribution is unlimiteden_US
dc.sourceThis Digital Resource was created from scans of the Print Resourceen_US
dc.subjectAquatic plant controlen_US
dc.subjectAquatic plant control benefitsen_US
dc.subjectAquatic plantsen_US
dc.subjectBenefit-cost analysisen_US
dc.subjectEconomic benefitsen_US
dc.subjectPrinciples and Guidelinesen_US
dc.subjectLiterature reviewen_US
dc.subjectAquatic Plant Control Research Program (U.S.)en_US
dc.titleLiterature review of economic valuation of aquatic plant controlen_US
dc.typeReporten_US
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