Search for dissertations about: "cost-benefit analysis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 106 swedish dissertations containing the words cost-benefit analysis.

2. 1. Cost-Benefit Analysis and Valuation Uncertainty : Empirical contributions and methodological developments of a study on trade-offs between hydropower and wild salmon

   Author : Cecilia Håkansson; SLU Department of Forest Economics; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; classic and interval open-ended question; contingent valuation; cost-benefit analysis; hydropower; salmon; valuation uncertainty;

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4. 2. On the Robustness of Air Pollution Policy Cost-Benefit Analysis

   Author : Stefan Åström; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; policy support modelling; Air pollution control; cost-benefit analysis; decomposition analysis;

   Abstract : In December 2013 the European Commission proposed an amendment of the National Emissions Ceilings Directive with new ambition levels for harmful emissions of SO2, NOx, NH3, PM2.5, and Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds. READ MORE

5. 3. Cost-Benefit Analysis of Separation Distances - a utility-based approach to risk management decision-making

   Author : Martin Kylefors; Avdelningen för Brandteknik; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; decision-making; cost-benefit; Risk management; land use planning; risk analysis; separation distance;

   Abstract : Decision-making in risk management reflects a normative choice of approach. This dissertation is concerned with the possibility of putting the decision in focus by employing an optimum decision criterion within a utility-based approach. READ MORE

6. 4. Cost-Benefit Analysis of climate policy and long term public investments

   Author : Disa Thureson; Lars Hultkrantz; Jan-Eric Nilsson; Robert Lundmark; Disa Asplund; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social Cost of Carbon; Greenhous Gases; Distributional weights; Discounting; Cost benefit analysis; Elasticity of Marginal Utility of Consumption; Risk aversion; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Qa Economics and finance;

   Abstract : This compilation dissertation consists of four essays with the common theme of welfare analysis of long-term public investments. The first two essays focus on analysis of climate change mitigation, i.e., the social cost of carbon dioxide. READ MORE

7. 5. Solid waste management based on cost-benefit analysis using the WAMED model

   Author : Viacheslav Mutavchi; Jan Stenis; William Hogland; Torleif Bramryd; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economic models; economic incentives; solid waste management SWM schemes; baling economics; municipal solid waste MSW management; ecological– economic efficiency ECO-EE ; cost-benefit analysis CBA ; full cost accounting FCA analysis; the WAMED model; the COSTBUSTER model; the EUROPE model.; Environmental technology; Miljöteknik; Business administration; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : Efficient waste management enables the protection of human health, reducing environmental pollution, saving of natural resources, and achieving sustainable and profitable management of energy. In many countries, the general guidelines for waste management are set by national or local waste management plans. READ MORE