Estimating the value of water-use efficiency in the Intermountain West
Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of water-efficiency programs can be difficult, because not all the benefits are easily quantified. This report presents an economic framework based on two tools from the California Urban Water Conservation Council to estimate the avoided costs and environmental bene...
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Santa Monica, Calif. :
RAND Corp
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Technical report (Rand Corporation)
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009427813006719 |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Common Approach to Valuing Efficiency Programs; Systematic Assessment of Efficiency Benefits; Demonstration of Comprehensive Approach; Report Organization; Chapter Two - Denver Water Case Study; Introduction; Supply and Demand Projections; Sources of Supply; Chapter Three - Case-Study Methodology; Introduction; Estimating Avoided Costs; Estimating Environmental and Recreational Benefits; Addressing Uncertainty; Relating Efficiency Valuations to Efficiency-Program Planning
- Chapter Four - ResultsShort-Run Avoided Costs; Long-Run Avoided Costs; Environmental and Recreational Benefits; Total Benefits; Evaluating Efficiency Programs; Chapter Five - Summary and Conclusions; Appendix A - Avoided-Cost Model; Appendix B - Environmental-Benefit Modeling; Appendix C - Impact of Supply and Demand Changes on Long-Run Avoided Costs; Appendix D - Efficiency-Program Cost Estimates; References
