Research on Cost Evaluation of Water Depletion

Autor: Jia, Ling, Gan, Hong, Qin, Chang Hai, Lu, Qiong, You, Jin Jun
Zdroj: Advanced Materials Research; August 2014, Vol. 1010 Issue: 1 p1963-1968, 6p
Abstrakt: As a subsidiary account of the system of environmental-economic accounting (SEEA), the system of environmental-economic accounting for water (SEEAW) includes water depletion cost as an important component. The water depletion cost, which is different from the evaluation of non-renewable resources depletion value, is currently difficult to evaluate in SEEAW. The method proposed in the study is based on two aspects: (i) from the perspective of the renewability of water resources, the concept of water depletion caused by human activities and its calculation are presented; (ii) the shadow price of water resources is obtained based on water hybrid accounts of SEEAW, and it is used to calculate the water depletion cost. The approach is then applied to estimate the water depletion cost in mainland China. Overall, the results presented here provide important theoretical and technical support for SEEAW.
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