Author/Authors
Abildtrup، نويسنده , , Jens and Garcia، نويسنده , , Serge and Stenger، نويسنده , , Anne، نويسنده ,
DocumentNumber
3542692
Title Of Article
The effect of forest land use on the cost of drinking water supply: A spatial econometric analysis
شماره ركورد
6153
Latin Abstract
Forest land use is often associated with the protection of water resources from contamination and the reduced cost of drinking water supply. This study attempted to measure the value of the forest on the quality of water resources from a contingent market, namely drinking water supply, by estimating variations in drinking water costs as a function of variations in land uses. Spatial correlations were taken into account because of the use of different geographical scales (i.e., water service area and land uses) and the potential existence of organizational and technological spillovers between water services. We found a significant negative effect of forest land use on water costs. We found no evidence of spatial spillovers concerning the management regime but did find that factors related to the scarcity of resources in neighboring water services have an impact on water costs.
From Page
126
NaturalLanguageKeyword
Water supply service , Spatial spillovers , Land uses , Forest , Water quality
JournalTitle
Studia Iranica
To Page
136
To Page
136
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