Ecosystem services review of water projects

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dc.contributor.authorHearnshaw, Edward
dc.contributor.authorCullen, Ross
dc.contributor.authorHughey, Kenneth
dc.coverage.spatialAdelaide, Australia
dc.date.accessioned2012-01-11T22:52:46Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractWater projects are typically evaluated using benefit cost analysis. Ecosystem services are the direct and indirect benefits that people obtain from ecosystems. Many of these benefits are ignored in benefit cost analysis, because of the absence of markets and the limited information or understanding of how the benefits from ecosystem services are produced. This paper reports the methods used to assess the impact of a water storage dam on the flow of ecosystem services in a river system. We review the range of ecosystem services that are available in a river system and examine how the flow of ecosystem services can be altered by water storage and flow augmentation through the construction of a dam. In order to list and quantify ecosystem services an attempt is made to determine a suitable site specific set of ecosystem service indicators for the Opuha‐Opihi river system case. We draw inferences about shifts in the value of ecosystem services that might arise from water projects in other contexts.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis paper was made possible through financial support from Environment Canterbury.
dc.identifier.citationHearnshaw, E. J. S., Cullen, R. & Hughey, K. F. D. (2010). Ecosystem services review of water projects. Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society 54th Annual Conference, 9-12 February 2010. Adelaide, Australia: Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10182/4143
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAustralian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society
dc.relationThe original publication is available from Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society
dc.relation.ispartofseries2010 Conference (54th), February 10-12, 2010, Adelaide, Australia
dc.rightsCopyright © The Authors.
dc.sourceAustralian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society 54th Annual Conference
dc.subjectwater resources
dc.subjectirrigation
dc.subjectecosystem services review
dc.subjectwater projects
dc.subjectecosystems
dc.titleEcosystem services review of water projects
dc.typeConference Contribution - published
lu.contributor.unitLincoln University
lu.contributor.unitFaculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences
lu.contributor.unitFaculty of Agribusiness and Commerce
lu.contributor.unitDepartment of Financial and Business Systems
lu.contributor.unitFaculty of Environment, Society and Design
lu.contributor.unitDepartment of Environmental Management
lu.identifier.orcid0000-0002-1659-5331
lu.subtypeConference Paper
pubs.finish-date2010-02-12
pubs.notesThis research was assisted by several people including Frank Scarf and Mark Webb (Fish and Game), Malcolm Miller, Adrian Meredith, Mandy Waaka‐Home (Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua), Tom Lambie (Opuha Dam Company and local farmer), Tim Davie and Ken Taylor (Environment Canterbury).
pubs.publication-statusPublished
pubs.start-date2010-02-09
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