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Options Prices for Groundwater Protection

Options Prices for Groundwater Protection Edwards, S.F. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Vol. 15, pp. 475-487, 1988 WHOI-R-88-012 This paper reports results from a contingent valuation study of households’ willingness to pay to prevent uncertain, future nitrate contamination of a portable supply of groundwater. Probability of future demand, change in the probability of future…

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Wetlands Regulations and Public Perceptions in Massachusetts

Wetlands Regulations and Public Perceptions in Massachusetts Leschine, T.M. and S.R. Casella Coastal Zone ’80, pp. 1789-1808, 1980 WHOI-R-80-023 This paper reports on the results of a 1979 survey of wetlands property owners in two Massachusetts coastal towns (Marshfield and Falmouth). The survey obtained socioeconomic information, as well as information on the characteristics of wetlands…

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