Measuring Non-Market Values for Hydropower Production and Water Storage on the Colorado River: A White Paper Investigation

Lowry, Thomas Stephen; Chermak, Janie; Brookshire, David S.; Shaneyfelt, Calvin; Kobos, Peter Holmes

doi:10.2172/1431499

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“…After assembling the dataset, we reviewed previous research and conducted stakeholder interviews to create a preliminary list of policy impacts that may result from altering dam operations (for details, see Lowry et al., 2016 and Jenkins-Smith et al., 2016). Using these methods, we developed a preliminary list of impacts to local culture, recreational opportunities, water resources, energy production/consumption, the economy, and the environment.…”

Section: Identifying Valued Impacts From a Proposal To Modify Operatimentioning

confidence: 99%

Benefit-Cost Analysis, Policy Impacts, and Congressional Hearings

Carlson¹,

Ripberger²,

Wehde³

et al. 2019

J. Benefit Cost Anal.

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Methods for identifying relevant policy impacts for valuation in benefit-cost analyses (BCAs) have received relatively little attention in academic research, applied policy analyses, and guidance documents. In this paper, we develop a systematic, transparent, and replicable process that draws upon information contained in records of Congressional hearings to identify relevant policy impacts for valuation in a BCA. Our approach involves classifying – and subsequently analyzing – statements from witnesses testifying in Congressional hearings on the topic of the BCA. By using Congressional hearings as the basis for our approach, we are identifying potential policy impacts from information provided during the very process the BCA is intended to inform. However, because this approach is quite resource-intensive and would be somewhat burdensome for agencies to implement, it may be best applied in the academic realm, with identified impacts resulting from such applications then made available to agency personnel for potential inclusion in BCAs. Using the case of the Glen Canyon Dam, we demonstrate the approach and its resulting improvements in the quality and transparency of the BCA it was intended to inform.

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Section: Identifying Valued Impacts From a Proposal To Modify Operatimentioning

confidence: 99%