Integrated cost-effectiveness analysis of agri-environmental measures for water quality

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen
cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystems
cg.coverage.countryUnited Kingdom
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GB
cg.coverage.regionEurope
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Europe
cg.creator.identifierBedru B. Balana: 0000-0002-7344-5743en
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.06.035en
cg.identifier.wlethemeManaging Resource Variability and Competing Useen
cg.issn0301-4797en
cg.journalJournal of Environmental Managementen
cg.river.basinRIVER DEE CATCHMENTen
cg.volume161en
dc.contributor.authorBalana, Bedruen
dc.contributor.authorJackson-Blake, L.en
dc.contributor.authorMartin Ortega, J.en
dc.contributor.authorDunn, S.en
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-01T13:40:18Zen
dc.date.available2016-11-01T13:40:18Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/77548
dc.titleIntegrated cost-effectiveness analysis of agri-environmental measures for water qualityen
dcterms.abstractThis paper presents an application of integrated methodological approach for identifying cost-effective combinations of agri-environmental measures to achieve water quality targets. The methodological approach involves linking hydro-chemical modelling with economic costs of mitigation measures. The utility of the approach was explored for the River Dee catchment in North East Scotland, examining the cost-effectiveness of mitigation measures for nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) pollutants. In-stream nitrate concentration was modelled using the STREAM-N and phosphorus using INCA-P model. Both models were first run for baseline conditions and then their effectiveness for changes in land management was simulated. Costs were based on farm income foregone, capital and operational expenditures. The costs and effects data were integrated using ‘Risk Solver Platform’ optimization in excel to produce the most cost-effective combination of measures by which target nutrient reductions could be attained at a minimum economic cost. The analysis identified different combination of measures as most costeffective for the two pollutants. An important aspect of this paper is integration of model-based effectiveness estimates with economic cost of measures for cost-effectiveness analysis of land and water management options. The methodological approach developed is not limited to the two pollutants and the selected agri-environmental measures considered in the paper; the approach can be adapted to the cost-effectiveness analysis of any catchment-scale environmental management options.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBalana, Bedru B.; Jackson-Blake, L.; Martin-Ortega, J.; Dunn, S. 2015. Integrated cost-effectiveness analysis of agri-environmental measures for water quality. Journal of Environmental Management, 161:163-172. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.06.035en
dcterms.extentpp. 163-172en
dcterms.issued2015-09en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherElsevieren
dcterms.subjectcost benefit analysisen
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjectenvironmental managementen
dcterms.subjecthydrologyen
dcterms.subjectchemicalsen
dcterms.subjectwater qualityen
dcterms.subjectwater managementen
dcterms.subjectwastewater treatmenten
dcterms.subjectland managementen
dcterms.subjectnitratesen
dcterms.subjectphosphorusen
dcterms.subjectpollutantsen
dcterms.subjectcase studiesen
dcterms.subjectenvironmental engineeringen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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