Valuation of environment-related health risks for children / Anna Alberini ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alberini, Anna.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Health risk assessment--Environmental aspects.

Children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (153 p.)

Place of Publication:

[Paris] : OECD, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Is the value of reducing environmental risk greater for children than for adults? If so, what does this mean for policy makers? This report, the final output of the Valuation of Environment-Related Health Impacts (VERHI) project, presents new research findings on these key environmental policy questions. The authors estimate a "VSL" (Value of a Statistical Life) for children and adults based on new methodological approaches for valuing children’s health. The survey work is distinguished by its international dimension (surveys were conducted in the Czech Republic, Italy and the United Kingdom) and by the extensive development efforts undertaken. The result: Two new survey instruments based on different methodological approaches; new estimates of the VSL for adults and children; analysis of the effects of context and other factors on risk preferences; presentation of novel ways to communicate risk, including a variety of visual aids; and insights that identify interesting paths for further study.

Contents:

The Valuation of Environmental Health Risks

Valuing Health Risks for Children – The Research Challenges

Introduction: The VERHI Project and its Goals

Conclusions and policy implications

Survey Results

New Approaches to Survey Design and Implementation

Executive Summary

Foreword

List of Acronyms.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-282-98543-4

9786612985430

92-64-03804-3

OCLC:

692148086