Economic valuation of drinking water quantity and quality: A literature review
Rapport, 2021
The literature review allowed some main valuation situations among the studies to be identified. Based on these different situations, the following rough categorization of studies was performed:
i. Improvements in water quality/quantity (10 studies)
ii. Preservation of water quality/avoiding water quality deterioration (5 studies)
iii. Avoiding quantity restrictions/ensuring stable supply (6 studies)
iv. WTP to reduce risks to drinking water sources (5 studies)
v. Meta and benefit transfer studies (8 studies)
vi. National valuation studies (6 studies)
The report includes a listing of all identified studies according to this categorization.
The results from the literature review indicate that there is a lack of suitable value estimates to allow for benefit transfer to Swedish conditions to evaluate the drinking water service in relevant policy scenarios. It is therefore concluded that new valuation studies might be needed for fulfilling the objectives of the WaterPlan project.
One possible approach for carrying out new valuation studies is to follow the demand function approach. This approach is therefore reviewed, but it is found that the approach entails some important weaknesses for the case of Sweden. One important reason is that there is not an actual well-functioning market for drinking water in Sweden. The report therefore also reviews the use of stated preference studies for valuing drinking water quantity and quality. This review indicates experiences that can be helpful in the development of new valuation studies in Sweden which follow the stated preference approach.
Författare
Julia Wahtra
Anthesis Enveco AB
Tore Söderqvist
Holmboe & Skarp AB
Anthesis Enveco AB
Henrik Nordzell
Anthesis Enveco AB
Riskbaserad prioritering av vattenskydd i hållbart samhällsbyggande (WaterPlan)
Formas (2018-00202), 2018-01-01 -- 2022-09-30.
DRICKS 2021
Svenskt vatten (20-121), 2021-01-01 -- 2021-12-31.
Drivkrafter
Hållbar utveckling
Ämneskategorier
Vattenteknik
Nationalekonomi
Oceanografi, hydrologi, vattenresurser
Miljövetenskap
Utgivare
Chalmers