An economic analysis of wind erosion control in the inner Mongolia Plateau, China

Autor:	Dayuan Hu, Angelos Pagoulatos, Richard C. Ready
Rok vydání:	1995
Předmět:	Economics and Econometrics geography Plateau geography.geographical_feature_category Natural resource economics Mixed economy Management Monitoring Policy and Law Policy analysis Environmental protection Damages Environmental science Aeolian processes Soil conservation China Valuation (finance)
Zdroj:	Environmental & Resource Economics. 6:321-340
ISSN:	1573-1502 0924-6460
Popis:	This study investigates specific changes in farming practices aimed at reducing wind erosion from cropland in the inner Mongolia Plateau, China, and incorporates the value of dust reduction in downwind regions into a formal cost-benefit framework, both from the farmer's perspective and society's perspective. The result shows the need for incorporating off-site damages from wind erosion in policy analyses. Measurement of the off-site damages is difficult, especially in a mixed economy such as China's. A conservative estimate was obtained by benefit transfer from a non-market valuation study conducted in a developed country. This conservative estimate was large enough to be decisive in the policy analysis.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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