Assessing the benefits of reclaiming urban quarries: A CVM analysis

Damigos, D; Kaliampakos, D

dc.contributor.author	Damigos, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Kaliampakos, D	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:18:41Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:18:41Z
dc.date.issued	2003	en
dc.identifier.issn	0169-2046	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/15157
dc.subject	Abandoned quarry sites	en
dc.subject	Contingent Valuation Method	en
dc.subject	Land rehabilitation	en
dc.subject	Willingness-to-pay	en
dc.subject.classification	Ecology	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Studies	en
dc.subject.classification	Geography	en
dc.subject.classification	Geography, Physical	en
dc.subject.classification	Urban Studies	en
dc.subject.other	Economics	en
dc.subject.other	Public policy	en
dc.subject.other	Quarrying	en
dc.subject.other	Urban quarries	en
dc.subject.other	Urban planning	en
dc.subject.other	contingent valuation	en
dc.subject.other	environmental economics	en
dc.subject.other	quarry	en
dc.subject.other	urban renewal	en
dc.subject.other	willingness to pay	en
dc.title	Assessing the benefits of reclaiming urban quarries: A CVM analysis	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/S0169-2046(02)00243-8	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0169-2046(02)00243-8	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2003	en
heal.abstract	Rehabilitation of abandoned quarry sites could alleviate the effects of environmental dereliction and could meet the social demand for improvement of the quality of life in urban centers. Nevertheless, reclamation benefits are often overlooked in assessment procedures, since they are hard to estimate, at least in monetary terms. This paper examines the economic value of rehabilitation works, using an environmental economics framework. The survey is based on the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM), using as a case study an abandoned quarry site in the center of Athens, Greece. According to the estimates, recreation of the mined area produces an important economic value, which is associated with residents' preferences. The results provide quantitative information that may be used in a beneficial way to justify environmental policy and to provide additional Government funding towards environmental treatment of derelict land. (C) 2003 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV	en
heal.journalName	Landscape and Urban Planning	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S0169-2046(02)00243-8	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000184113600005	en
dc.identifier.volume	64	en
dc.identifier.issue	4	en
dc.identifier.spage	249	en
dc.identifier.epage	258	en