Budget constraint and the valuation of environmental impacts in Thailand

บทความในวารสาร

ผู้เขียน/บรรณาธิการ

SHABBIR H. GHEEWALA

กลุ่มสาขาการวิจัยเชิงกลยุทธ์

ไม่พบข้อมูลที่เกี่ยวข้อง

รายละเอียดสำหรับงานพิมพ์

รายชื่อผู้แต่ง: Kaenchan P., Gheewala S.H.

ผู้เผยแพร่: Springer

ปีที่เผยแพร่ (ค.ศ.): 2017

วารสาร: International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment (0948-3349)

Volume number: 22

Issue number: 11

หน้าแรก: 1678

หน้าสุดท้าย: 1691

จำนวนหน้า: 14

นอก: 0948-3349

eISSN: 1614-7502

URL: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84991571402&doi=10.1007%2fs11367-016-1210-x&partnerID=40&md5=3703db8293ae43399d3acf9bfeaf8bf4

ภาษา: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)

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บทคัดย่อ

Purpose: This study aims to develop a valuation scheme for environmental impacts in Thailand. This would assist in integrating environmental concerns into economic assessment tools such as cost-benefit analysis (CBA), system of environmental-economic accounting (SEEA), etc., which could be used in policymaking. Methods: The damage categories considered are human health and ecosystem quality. The value of a quality-adjusted life year (QALY) measuring damage to human health is estimated using the budget constraint approach. The value of a biodiversity-adjusted hectare year (BAHY) measuring damage to ecosystems is calculated relatively to the value of a QALY. Results and discussion: Potential economic production per capita, which is considered as the willingness to pay (WTP) for a QALY, is in the range 458,000–566,000 Thai baht (THB) (equivalent to 14,000–18,000 USD where 1 USD ≈ 32 THB). The value of a BAHY, which is expressed in terms of the value of a QALY, is in the range 7900–9800 THB (or around 250–300 USD), based on the exchange rate between the protection targets for ecosystems and human well-being. These results are tested by applying to the monetization of potential environmental burdens from producing several biofuels and petroleum-based fuels in Thailand; the environmental externalities account for about 20–40 % of the retail price. Conclusions: The results can benefit policymakers in terms of decision-making on environmental management. Besides, the pathways to derive the monetary value of environmental impacts could be useful for other countries. © 2016, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

คำสำคัญ

Biodiversity adjusted hectare year, Budget constraint, Quality adjusted life year