Why environmental and social benefits should be included in cost-benefit analysis of infrastructure?

Ryu, Jaena; Kim, Kyungah; Oh, Myoungjin; Shin, Jungwoo

doi:10.1007/s11356-019-05475-6

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“…To help bridge this gap, contingent valuation has been used to ascertain monetary values of social and environmental benefits . This surveying method uses hypothetical scenarios to probe the willingness to pay for specific benefits or willingness to accept compensation for specific losses .…”

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“…135 To help bridge this gap, contingent valuation has been used to ascertain monetary values of social and environmental benefits. 136 This surveying method uses hypothetical scenarios to probe the willingness to pay for specific benefits or willingness to accept compensation for specific losses. 137 However, by relying on stated preference to assign values to these nonmarket services, this technique is susceptible to biases (e.g., hypothetical bias, social desirability, lack of familiarity bias).…”

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The Future of Municipal Wastewater Reuse Concentrate Management: Drivers, Challenges, and Opportunities

Finnerty,

Childress,

Hardy

et al. 2023

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Water reuse is rapidly becoming an integral feature of resilient water systems, where municipal wastewater undergoes advanced treatment, typically involving a sequence of ultrafiltration (UF), reverse osmosis (RO), and an advanced oxidation process (AOP). When RO is used, a concentrated waste stream is produced that is elevated in not only total dissolved solids but also metals, nutrients, and micropollutants that have passed through conventional wastewater treatment. Management of this RO concentrate�dubbed municipal wastewater reuse concentrate (MWRC)�will be critical to address, especially as water reuse practices become more widespread. Building on existing brine management practices, this review explores MWRC management options by identifying infrastructural needs and opportunities for multi-beneficial disposal. To safeguard environmental systems from the potential hazards of MWRC, disposal, monitoring, and regulatory techniques are discussed to promote the safety and affordability of implementing MWRC management. Furthermore, opportunities for resource recovery and valorization are differentiated, while economic techniques to revamp cost-benefit analysis for MWRC management are examined. The goal of this critical review is to create a common foundation for researchers, practitioners, and regulators by providing an interdisciplinary set of tools and frameworks to address the impending challenges and emerging opportunities of MWRC management.

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Section: (Re)defining Valorization For Mwrcmentioning

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Section: ■ (Re)defining Valorization For Mwrcmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Future of Municipal Wastewater Reuse Concentrate Management: Drivers, Challenges, and Opportunities

Finnerty,

Childress,

Hardy

et al. 2023

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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“…Additional effort is required from extension services; the pro tability and productivity of Boro rice, as well as water productivity, were comparatively higher for focal farmers compared to control farmers (Uddin et al 2020). The social bene ts must be taken in consideration; Ryu et al (2019) found that when only economic costs and bene ts were considered, the bene t-cost ratio for the public system (0.02) was smaller than that for the private system (0.264) while, the results of the two alternatives changed when social bene ts were considered. New technologies can also improve water productivity (Mansour and al.…”

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Rethinking water and crop management in the irrigated district of Diyar-Al-Hujjej (Tunisia)

Daghari

Abouaziza

Daghari

2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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In Diyar-Al-Hujjej irrigated area, aquifer's over-exploitation, sea intrusion and abandonment of irrigated areas and wells were took place. A yield decrease for all crops was observed. Average aquifer water electrical conductivity (EC) jumps from 4 dS/m to 6.6 dS/m between 1969 and 2017. A fresh surface water transfer over more than 100 km was launched in 1998 to safeguard this irrigated area but this fresh water supply is not stable, it varies from one year to another (about 1,900,000 m 3 in 2015 and only 60,000 m 3 in 2018) while annual cops water requirements of the perimeter is about 2,500,000 m 3 . An adaptation by farmers to this new situation of saline and water stress was observed. The follow-up surveys of the farmer's practices showed that: (i) new crops with high added-value grown during the rainy season were introduced in association with dry season crops (strawberry-pepper association), (ii) rainfed crops, fallow and water blending are common practices, and (iii) growing of rainy season crops in the aim to reduce water supply. The instability of fresh surface water volume transferred constitutes the main threat for this perimeter. The use of aquifer salt water must be stopped; it is the cause of the large quantities of salts supplied (over 13,000 kg / ha) and also of the low annual net income achieved. Net revenue was less than 2,000 US $/ha under salt water and reached even 8,000 US $/ha when su cient surface water is available. An agrarian reform policy must be applied for this perimeter; only crops whose water requirements are partially met by rain should be grown. Introduction of another more sustainable water source should be initiated (as desalination) even at private farm level.

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“…Following environmental regulations does not come without costs. Within a cost‐benefit tradeoff framework, a firm considers the costs and benefits of not following environmental regulations (Ryu et al , ). Based on economic principles, we contend that when the costs are less than the benefits (of not following regulations), a firm will opt to not follow the regulations.…”

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The Impact of Specialized Environmental Courts on Corporate Risk‐Taking: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in China

Zhai

Chan

Liu

et al. 2020

Asia-Pac J of Fin Stud

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We examine the impact of having specialized environmental courts (SPECs) on corporate risk‐taking in China. SPECs allow judges and prosecutors to develop environmental expertise and are accountable for environmental violations. Thus, SPECs effectively enforce environmental regulations. Our findings suggest that when a firm is located in an SPEC jurisdiction, it engages in less corporate risk‐taking than an otherwise equivalent firm located in a non‐SPEC jurisdiction. The results are more pronounced for firms that receive large government environmental subsidies and that are state‐owned. Additional analysis suggests that firms make more environmental investments when located in an SPEC jurisdiction.

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Why environmental and social benefits should be included in cost-benefit analysis of infrastructure?

Cited by 14 publications

References 28 publications

The Future of Municipal Wastewater Reuse Concentrate Management: Drivers, Challenges, and Opportunities

The Future of Municipal Wastewater Reuse Concentrate Management: Drivers, Challenges, and Opportunities

Rethinking water and crop management in the irrigated district of Diyar-Al-Hujjej (Tunisia)

The Impact of Specialized Environmental Courts on Corporate Risk‐Taking: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in China

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