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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
The economic cost of wetland destruction
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| Autores: |
Schmidt, Carmel Elizabeth
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| Data: |
2008-05-09
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| Ano: |
2008
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| Palavras-chave: |
Ecosystem services
Wetlands
Water filtration
Valuation
Environmental Economics and Policy
Land Economics/Use
Political Economy
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| Resumo: |
Wetlands are often refereed to as the ‘kidney of the river’, but what is the value of the water filtration they provide, and what is the cost of wetland destruction? This paper determines the economic value of wetlands for water filtration. It demonstrates that wetlands are of considerable economic value, even where the volume of water filtered is in excess of that required for domestic consumption. It argues that if legislation required those who destroy natural wetlands to replace the water filtration process the wetlands once provided, it would be necessary to construct water filtration plants at significant cost.
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| Tipo: |
Conference Paper or Presentation
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
29764
http://purl.umn.edu/5985
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| Relação: |
Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia
Conference Paper
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| Formato: |
19
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