Valuation of the Environmental Impact of Wetland Flood Protection and Drainage Schemes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4139976 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Kerry Turner (University of East Anglia), David Dent (0000-0001-7521-9603, University of East Anglia), Richard D Hey (University of East Anglia) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 871-888 |
| Publication date | 1983-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1068/a150871 |
| OpenAlex | W2043711157 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 17 |
Large areas of the remaining wetlands in the United Kingdom are faced with virtual extinction because of the pressures engendered by high productivity farming practices, reinforced by subsidised land drainage and flood protection schemes as well as by price supports for agricultural produce in the European Economic Community. Unique environmental resources are being put at risk by changing farming methods and in particular by arable conversion schemes. A case study, the Yare Barrier Proposal in Norfolk, is used to analyse and evaluate the environmental impacts of drainage and flood protection schemes on the surrounding wetland ecosystems. An opportunity cost model is used to estimate the costs and benefits involved in this policy decision on preservation versus development. We conclude that the case for the agricultural development of the wetlands made on the grounds of economic efficiency is not a strong one
Agriculture · Arable land · Contingent valuation · Drainage · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental protection · Environmental resource management · Flood myth · Geography · Productivity · Water resource management · Wetland · Willingness to pay · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Environmental Conservation and Management · Environmental Science · Water resources management and optimization · Ecology
Ostrom, Floods and Mismatched Property Rights
Agricultural Geography
Resource Management and Conservation
Ecological-economic analysis of wetlands
Valuing nature
Agricultural land drainage, land use change and economic performance
Assessing efforts to mitigate the impacts of drainage on wetlands in Ontario, Canada
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 2020 (37) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |