Measuring the Recreational and Amenity Values Affected by Toxic Cyanobacteria: A Contingent Valuation Study of Rutland Water, Leicestershire

摘要: In most cases, where expenditure is directed towards water quality improvements, the prime driving force achievement of a criterion, or standard. Legal standards may be incorporated in international agreements, such as those related to North Sea (Pearson, 1995), EC Directives (CEC, 1978, 1980, 1991), consented determinants (NRA, 1994), Statutory Water Quality Objectives 1991). Alternatively, informal (non-Legal) can used for management purposes, but cases all interested parties Environmental Regulator, industrialist, sewage discharger farmer must support and accept before realistic progress made. The considerable costs associated with improving environment has thus put policy-makers under increasing pressure provide an economic justification setting at particular levels. These developments engendered growing commitment within National Rivers Authority (NRA), from 1996 part Environment Agency (EA), principle cost-benefit analysis, order ensure that:- a) new environmental obligations were based upon proper consideration benefits; and b) once had been set, schemes could prioritised on grounds.