The purpose of this paper is to present methods and examples of economic valuation in the framework of cost-benefit analysis of coastal defence schemes. We summarize the concepts of value in economics and their application to coastal erosion defence. We describe the results of an original benefit transfer exercise on beach recreation, that is, whether and how values known for some sites can be used to assess the value of some other sites. We present six original case studies on the valuation of the benefits of coastal erosion defence: four of them focus on beach recreation in Italy, one focuses on the conservation of the Venice heritage, and one on biodiversity in The Netherland. The results of the case-studies are illustrative of the diversity of values for the many tipes of non-marketed assets that may be protected from sea erosion.
Polomé P., Marzetti S., van der Veen A. (2005). Economic and social demands for coastal protection. COASTAL ENGINEERING, 52 (10-11), 819-840.
Economic and social demands for coastal protection
MARZETTI, SILVA;
2005
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to present methods and examples of economic valuation in the framework of cost-benefit analysis of coastal defence schemes. We summarize the concepts of value in economics and their application to coastal erosion defence. We describe the results of an original benefit transfer exercise on beach recreation, that is, whether and how values known for some sites can be used to assess the value of some other sites. We present six original case studies on the valuation of the benefits of coastal erosion defence: four of them focus on beach recreation in Italy, one focuses on the conservation of the Venice heritage, and one on biodiversity in The Netherland. The results of the case-studies are illustrative of the diversity of values for the many tipes of non-marketed assets that may be protected from sea erosion.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
