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Estimating the value of water-use efficiency in the Intermountain West / David G. Groves, James Griffin, Sara Hajiamiri.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Groves, David G.
- Series:
- Technical report (Rand Corporation)
- Technical report
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Water resources development--California.
- Water resources development.
- Water-supply--California.
- Water-supply.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 69 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- RAND Corporation 2008
- Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corp., 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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 benefits of an agency's efficiency programs. The report evaluates the benefits of Denver Water efficiency programs and uses an exploratory modeling approach to accommodate the significant uncertainty in such estimations. The results of this study suggest that the inclusion of long-run avoided costs and
- 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
- Notes:
- "Sponsored by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-43017-X
- 9786611430177
- OCLC:
- 437212081
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