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Economic Valuation of Wastewater: The Cost of Action and the Cost of No Action

dc.contributorDEPI
dc.coverage.spatialSyria
dc.coverage.spatialViet Nam
dc.coverage.spatialSpain
dc.coverage.spatialPakistan
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T19:56:55Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T19:56:55Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.isbn978-92-807-3474-4
dc.identifier.otherDEP/1938/nA
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/7465
dc.descriptionThis book presents the results of an analytical study on the economic valuation for wastewater, comparing the cost of no action versus the cost of effective wastewater management. Although economic valuation of wastewater management is complex, it remains an important tool to guide policymakers and investors to take informed decisions. A financial analysis of wastewater management looks at its private costs and benefits and can underpin decision making from a business or treatment plant operator standpoint. Economic analysis looks at the broader costs and benefits for society, providing information for public policy decisions to support improvements in wastewater management. Adequate wastewater collection, treatment, and safe use or disposal can lead to significant environmental and health benefits. However, because some of these benefits do not have a market price, they have not traditionally been considered in the financial analysis of wastewater treatment projects, therefore underestimating total benefits.
dc.description.urihttp://web.unep.org/inquiry
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.rightsPublicen_US
dc.subjectWastewater
dc.subjectWastewater collection
dc.subjectWastewater treatment
dc.subjectResource recovery
dc.subjectwater reuse
dc.subjectHuman health
dc.subjectEnvironmental Impact
dc.subjectHealth implications
dc.subjectChildren Health
dc.subjectindustrial wastewater
dc.subjectpollution
dc.subjectrice production
dc.subjectwastewater treatment
dc.subjectImpacts of Wastes
dc.subjectWaste Management
dc.subjectEconomic analysis
dc.subjectsewerage systems
dc.subject.classificationHarmful Substances
dc.titleEconomic Valuation of Wastewater: The Cost of Action and the Cost of No Action
dc.typeReports, Books and Booklets
wd.identifier.old-id11889
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 8 - Good Jobs and Economic Growth
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000040
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000042


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