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While floods and other natural disasters affect hundreds of millions of people globally every year, a shared methodological approach on which to ground impact valuations is still missing. Standard Cost-Benefit Analyses typically evaluate damages by summing individuals’ monetary equivalents, without taking into account income distribution and risk aversion. We propose an empirical application of alternative valuation approaches developed in recent literature, including equity weights and risk premium multipliers, to a case study in Ecuador. The results show that accounting for inequality may substantially alter the conclusions of a standard vulnerability approach, with important consequences for policy choices pertaining damage compensation and prioritization of intervention areas.
Vito Frontuto; Silvana Dalmazzone; Francesco Salcuni; Alessandro Pezzoli. Risk Aversion, Inequality and Economic Evaluation of Flood Damages: A Case Study in Ecuador. Sustainability 2020, 12, 10068 .
AMA StyleVito Frontuto, Silvana Dalmazzone, Francesco Salcuni, Alessandro Pezzoli. Risk Aversion, Inequality and Economic Evaluation of Flood Damages: A Case Study in Ecuador. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (23):10068.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVito Frontuto; Silvana Dalmazzone; Francesco Salcuni; Alessandro Pezzoli. 2020. "Risk Aversion, Inequality and Economic Evaluation of Flood Damages: A Case Study in Ecuador." Sustainability 12, no. 23: 10068.
The paper builds on the Supply and Use Tables module within the System of integrated Environmental and Economic Accounts - Experimental Ecosystem Accounts (SEEA EEA) developed by the UN. We explore the evolution of Supply and Use Tables from the System of National Accounts (SNA) to the System of integrated Environmental and Economic Accounts - Central Framework (SEEA CF) and then to the SEEA EEA, and we propose a further extension: we propose that ecosystem types should be treated as accounting units able to produce, consume and exhibit changes in regeneration and absorption rates. The implications are first explained in the methodological section and then shown in the application where the water purification service is tested against two major policy issues: sustainability assessment (we show how to assess whether the ecosystem service is used sustainably by comparing the quantification of potential and actual flow) and causality nexus (we quantify the connection between the value of agricultural production and that of the ecosystem service used). The paper highlights how the overall outcomes change when considering different scales. A contrast emerges, for example, between the positive balance at the continental scale, where water purification services appear to be used sustainably (thanks to the high potential flow of Northern European countries) and the negative balance of almost all European countries when considered at a national scale. Taking advantage of the experimental opportunities offered by operating with external satellite accounts, we are able to show how the proposed complementary tables could support policy action.
Alessandra La Notte; Silvana Dalmazzone. Sustainability assessment and causality nexus through ecosystem service accounting: The case of water purification in Europe. Journal of Environmental Management 2018, 223, 964 -974.
AMA StyleAlessandra La Notte, Silvana Dalmazzone. Sustainability assessment and causality nexus through ecosystem service accounting: The case of water purification in Europe. Journal of Environmental Management. 2018; 223 ():964-974.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlessandra La Notte; Silvana Dalmazzone. 2018. "Sustainability assessment and causality nexus through ecosystem service accounting: The case of water purification in Europe." Journal of Environmental Management 223, no. : 964-974.
Vito Frontuto; Silvana Dalmazzone; Elena Vallino; Sergio Giaccaria. Earmarking conservation: Further inquiry on scope effects in stated preference methods applied to nature-based tourism. Tourism Management 2017, 60, 130 -139.
AMA StyleVito Frontuto, Silvana Dalmazzone, Elena Vallino, Sergio Giaccaria. Earmarking conservation: Further inquiry on scope effects in stated preference methods applied to nature-based tourism. Tourism Management. 2017; 60 ():130-139.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVito Frontuto; Silvana Dalmazzone; Elena Vallino; Sergio Giaccaria. 2017. "Earmarking conservation: Further inquiry on scope effects in stated preference methods applied to nature-based tourism." Tourism Management 60, no. : 130-139.
In this paper we present a case study of integrated ecosystem and economic accounting based on the System of Environmental Economic Accounting — Experimental Ecosystem Accounts (SEEA-EEA). We develop accounts, in physical and monetary terms, for the water purification ecosystem service in Europe over a 20-year time period (1985–2005). The estimation of nitrogen retention is based on the GREEN biophysical model, within which we impose a sustainability threshold to obtain the physical indicators of capacity – the ability of an ecosystem to sustainably supply ecosystem services. Key messages of our paper pertain the notion of capacity, operationalized in accounting terms with reference to individual ecosystem services rather than to the ecosystem as a whole, and intended as the stock that provides the sustainable flow of the service. The study clarifies the difference between sustainable flow and actual flow of the service, which should be calculated jointly so as to enable an assessment of the sustainability of current use of ecosystem services. Finally, by distinguishing the notion of ‘process’ (referred to the ecosystem) from that of ‘capacity’ (pertaining specific services) and proposing a methodology to calculate capacity and flow, we suggest an implementable way to operationalize the SEEA-EEA accounts.
Alessandra La Notte; Joachim Maes; Silvana Dalmazzone; Neville Crossman; Bruna Grizzetti; Giovanni Bidoglio. Physical and monetary ecosystem service accounts for Europe: A case study for in-stream nitrogen retention. Ecosystem Services 2016, 23, 18 -29.
AMA StyleAlessandra La Notte, Joachim Maes, Silvana Dalmazzone, Neville Crossman, Bruna Grizzetti, Giovanni Bidoglio. Physical and monetary ecosystem service accounts for Europe: A case study for in-stream nitrogen retention. Ecosystem Services. 2016; 23 ():18-29.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlessandra La Notte; Joachim Maes; Silvana Dalmazzone; Neville Crossman; Bruna Grizzetti; Giovanni Bidoglio. 2016. "Physical and monetary ecosystem service accounts for Europe: A case study for in-stream nitrogen retention." Ecosystem Services 23, no. : 18-29.
The externalities produced by high-voltage transmission lines are multidimensional, may strongly depend on the local context, and are thus difficult to capture through standard environmental valuation exercises. We experiment a GIS approach to design a geographically stratified contingent valuation sample of the population resident in infrastructure corridors in a whole region. We estimate, by means of a binary choice logit model, the perceived marginal damage from impacts of power lines on human health, the landscape and the environment. Specific treatment is given to qualitatively different forms of impact, namely real estate depreciation versus diffused perception of damage, arising at different distances from the lines. The set of GIS-based variables (proximity to power lines, presence of other infrastructure, endowment of natural and built heritage and other local context variables) prove to be significant predictors in the utility function of resident households. Finally, we compute simulated values that combine information on individual’s willingness to pay, population density and the dimension of the considered corridor around the infrastructure, so as to generalize the outcomes of case-specific studies for use in policy choices such as infrastructure localization, undergrounding and negotiation of compensations.
Sergio Giaccaria; Vito Frontuto; Silvana Dalmazzone. Valuing externalities from energy infrastructures through stated preferences: a geographically stratified sampling approach. Applied Economics 2016, 48, 1 -16.
AMA StyleSergio Giaccaria, Vito Frontuto, Silvana Dalmazzone. Valuing externalities from energy infrastructures through stated preferences: a geographically stratified sampling approach. Applied Economics. 2016; 48 (56):1-16.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSergio Giaccaria; Vito Frontuto; Silvana Dalmazzone. 2016. "Valuing externalities from energy infrastructures through stated preferences: a geographically stratified sampling approach." Applied Economics 48, no. 56: 1-16.
Silvana Dalmazzone; Sergio Giaccaria. Economic drivers of biological invasions: A worldwide, bio-geographic analysis. Ecological Economics 2014, 105, 154 -165.
AMA StyleSilvana Dalmazzone, Sergio Giaccaria. Economic drivers of biological invasions: A worldwide, bio-geographic analysis. Ecological Economics. 2014; 105 ():154-165.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSilvana Dalmazzone; Sergio Giaccaria. 2014. "Economic drivers of biological invasions: A worldwide, bio-geographic analysis." Ecological Economics 105, no. : 154-165.
Extending the application of integrated environmental and economic accounts from the national to the local level of government serves several purposes. They can be used not only as an instrument for communicating on the state of the environment and reporting the results of policies, but also as an operational tool - for setting the objectives and designing policies - if made available to the local authorities who have responsibility over the administration of natural resources, land use and conservation policies. The aim of the paper is to test the feasibility of applying hybrid flow accounts at the intermediate and local government levels. As an illustration, NAMEA for air emissions and wastes is applied to a Region, a Province and a Municipality, thus covering the three nested levels of local government in Italy. The study identifies the main issues raised by multi-scale environmental accounting and provides an applied discussion of feasible solutions.
Silvana Dalmazzone; Alessandra La Notte. Multi-scale environmental accounting: Methodological lessons from the application of NAMEA at sub-national levels. Journal of Environmental Management 2013, 130, 405 -416.
AMA StyleSilvana Dalmazzone, Alessandra La Notte. Multi-scale environmental accounting: Methodological lessons from the application of NAMEA at sub-national levels. Journal of Environmental Management. 2013; 130 ():405-416.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSilvana Dalmazzone; Alessandra La Notte. 2013. "Multi-scale environmental accounting: Methodological lessons from the application of NAMEA at sub-national levels." Journal of Environmental Management 130, no. : 405-416.
Stefanie Engel; Melanie Zimmermann; Albert Breton; Giorgio Brosio; Silvana Dalmazzone; Giovanna Garrone. Environmental Institutions in Germany: Leader or Laggard? Environmental Governance and Decentralisation 2013, 1 .
AMA StyleStefanie Engel, Melanie Zimmermann, Albert Breton, Giorgio Brosio, Silvana Dalmazzone, Giovanna Garrone. Environmental Institutions in Germany: Leader or Laggard? Environmental Governance and Decentralisation. 2013; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleStefanie Engel; Melanie Zimmermann; Albert Breton; Giorgio Brosio; Silvana Dalmazzone; Giovanna Garrone. 2013. "Environmental Institutions in Germany: Leader or Laggard?" Environmental Governance and Decentralisation , no. : 1.
Albert Breton; Giorgio Brosio; Silvana Dalmazzone; Giovanna Garrone; Pierre Salmon. France: Forces Shaping Centralization and Decentralization in Environmental Policymaking. Environmental Governance and Decentralisation 2013, 1 .
AMA StyleAlbert Breton, Giorgio Brosio, Silvana Dalmazzone, Giovanna Garrone, Pierre Salmon. France: Forces Shaping Centralization and Decentralization in Environmental Policymaking. Environmental Governance and Decentralisation. 2013; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlbert Breton; Giorgio Brosio; Silvana Dalmazzone; Giovanna Garrone; Pierre Salmon. 2013. "France: Forces Shaping Centralization and Decentralization in Environmental Policymaking." Environmental Governance and Decentralisation , no. : 1.
Albert Breton; Giorgio Brosio; Silvana Dalmazzone; Giovanna Garrone. Trends in Environmental Governance: Evidence from Seventeen Countries and Sundry Reflections Thereon. Environmental Governance and Decentralisation 2013, 1 .
AMA StyleAlbert Breton, Giorgio Brosio, Silvana Dalmazzone, Giovanna Garrone. Trends in Environmental Governance: Evidence from Seventeen Countries and Sundry Reflections Thereon. Environmental Governance and Decentralisation. 2013; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlbert Breton; Giorgio Brosio; Silvana Dalmazzone; Giovanna Garrone. 2013. "Trends in Environmental Governance: Evidence from Seventeen Countries and Sundry Reflections Thereon." Environmental Governance and Decentralisation , no. : 1.
Ivana Capozza; Giovanna Garrone; Albert Breton; Giorgio Brosio; Silvana Dalmazzone. Italy: Towards Responsibility-sharing in Environmental Protection. Environmental Governance and Decentralisation 2013, 1 .
AMA StyleIvana Capozza, Giovanna Garrone, Albert Breton, Giorgio Brosio, Silvana Dalmazzone. Italy: Towards Responsibility-sharing in Environmental Protection. Environmental Governance and Decentralisation. 2013; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIvana Capozza; Giovanna Garrone; Albert Breton; Giorgio Brosio; Silvana Dalmazzone. 2013. "Italy: Towards Responsibility-sharing in Environmental Protection." Environmental Governance and Decentralisation , no. : 1.
Gedion Asfaw; Kifle Lemma; Sebsebe Demissew; Albert Breton; Giorgio Brosio; Silvana Dalmazzone; Giovanna Garrone. Ethiopia: Protecting Nature in a Developing Decentralized Country. Environmental Governance and Decentralisation 2013, 1 .
AMA StyleGedion Asfaw, Kifle Lemma, Sebsebe Demissew, Albert Breton, Giorgio Brosio, Silvana Dalmazzone, Giovanna Garrone. Ethiopia: Protecting Nature in a Developing Decentralized Country. Environmental Governance and Decentralisation. 2013; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGedion Asfaw; Kifle Lemma; Sebsebe Demissew; Albert Breton; Giorgio Brosio; Silvana Dalmazzone; Giovanna Garrone. 2013. "Ethiopia: Protecting Nature in a Developing Decentralized Country." Environmental Governance and Decentralisation , no. : 1.
Pavel V. Kasyanov; Aliona V. Stovpivskaya; Albert Breton; Giorgio Brosio; Silvana Dalmazzone; Giovanna Garrone. Russia: The Difficult Transition to Stable Environmental Institutions. Environmental Governance and Decentralisation 2013, 1 .
AMA StylePavel V. Kasyanov, Aliona V. Stovpivskaya, Albert Breton, Giorgio Brosio, Silvana Dalmazzone, Giovanna Garrone. Russia: The Difficult Transition to Stable Environmental Institutions. Environmental Governance and Decentralisation. 2013; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StylePavel V. Kasyanov; Aliona V. Stovpivskaya; Albert Breton; Giorgio Brosio; Silvana Dalmazzone; Giovanna Garrone. 2013. "Russia: The Difficult Transition to Stable Environmental Institutions." Environmental Governance and Decentralisation , no. : 1.
Duncan Liefferink; Mark Wiering; Albert Breton; Giorgio Brosio; Silvana Dalmazzone; Giovanna Garrone. The Netherlands: An Integrated, Participatory Approach to Environmental Policymaking. Environmental Governance and Decentralisation 2013, 1 .
AMA StyleDuncan Liefferink, Mark Wiering, Albert Breton, Giorgio Brosio, Silvana Dalmazzone, Giovanna Garrone. The Netherlands: An Integrated, Participatory Approach to Environmental Policymaking. Environmental Governance and Decentralisation. 2013; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDuncan Liefferink; Mark Wiering; Albert Breton; Giorgio Brosio; Silvana Dalmazzone; Giovanna Garrone. 2013. "The Netherlands: An Integrated, Participatory Approach to Environmental Policymaking." Environmental Governance and Decentralisation , no. : 1.
Albert Breton; Giorgio Brosio; Silvana Dalmazzone; Giovanna Garrone. Introduction. Environmental Governance and Decentralisation 2013, 1 .
AMA StyleAlbert Breton, Giorgio Brosio, Silvana Dalmazzone, Giovanna Garrone. Introduction. Environmental Governance and Decentralisation. 2013; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlbert Breton; Giorgio Brosio; Silvana Dalmazzone; Giovanna Garrone. 2013. "Introduction." Environmental Governance and Decentralisation , no. : 1.
Albert Breton; Giorgio Brosio; Silvana Dalmazzone; Giovanna Garrone. Preface. Environmental Governance and Decentralisation 2013, 1 .
AMA StyleAlbert Breton, Giorgio Brosio, Silvana Dalmazzone, Giovanna Garrone. Preface. Environmental Governance and Decentralisation. 2013; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlbert Breton; Giorgio Brosio; Silvana Dalmazzone; Giovanna Garrone. 2013. "Preface." Environmental Governance and Decentralisation , no. : 1.
Tommaso Chiamparino; Laura Piazza; Irene Venturello; Albert Breton; Giorgio Brosio; Silvana Dalmazzone; Giovanna Garrone. Chile: The Development–Sustainability Dilemma. Environmental Governance and Decentralisation 2013, 1 .
AMA StyleTommaso Chiamparino, Laura Piazza, Irene Venturello, Albert Breton, Giorgio Brosio, Silvana Dalmazzone, Giovanna Garrone. Chile: The Development–Sustainability Dilemma. Environmental Governance and Decentralisation. 2013; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleTommaso Chiamparino; Laura Piazza; Irene Venturello; Albert Breton; Giorgio Brosio; Silvana Dalmazzone; Giovanna Garrone. 2013. "Chile: The Development–Sustainability Dilemma." Environmental Governance and Decentralisation , no. : 1.
Changhua Wu; Hua Wang; Albert Breton; Giorgio Brosio; Silvana Dalmazzone; Giovanna Garrone. China: Seeking Meaningful Decentralization to Achieve Sustainability. Environmental Governance and Decentralisation 2013, 1 .
AMA StyleChanghua Wu, Hua Wang, Albert Breton, Giorgio Brosio, Silvana Dalmazzone, Giovanna Garrone. China: Seeking Meaningful Decentralization to Achieve Sustainability. Environmental Governance and Decentralisation. 2013; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleChanghua Wu; Hua Wang; Albert Breton; Giorgio Brosio; Silvana Dalmazzone; Giovanna Garrone. 2013. "China: Seeking Meaningful Decentralization to Achieve Sustainability." Environmental Governance and Decentralisation , no. : 1.
Silvana Dalmazzone. Decentralization and the Environment. Handbook of Fiscal Federalism 2013, 1 .
AMA StyleSilvana Dalmazzone. Decentralization and the Environment. Handbook of Fiscal Federalism. 2013; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSilvana Dalmazzone. 2013. "Decentralization and the Environment." Handbook of Fiscal Federalism , no. : 1.
Subrata Mandal; M. Govinda Rao; Albert Breton; Giorgio Brosio; Silvana Dalmazzone; Giovanna Garrone. Overlapping Fiscal Domains and the Effectiveness of Environmental Policy in India. Environmental Governance and Decentralisation 2013, 1 .
AMA StyleSubrata Mandal, M. Govinda Rao, Albert Breton, Giorgio Brosio, Silvana Dalmazzone, Giovanna Garrone. Overlapping Fiscal Domains and the Effectiveness of Environmental Policy in India. Environmental Governance and Decentralisation. 2013; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSubrata Mandal; M. Govinda Rao; Albert Breton; Giorgio Brosio; Silvana Dalmazzone; Giovanna Garrone. 2013. "Overlapping Fiscal Domains and the Effectiveness of Environmental Policy in India." Environmental Governance and Decentralisation , no. : 1.