Benefit Cost Analysis and Ohio's Environment
Economic Analysis of Local Environmental Issues

A Workshop on November 13, 2001 On the Campus of The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio [Main] [Brochure] [Agenda] [Registration] [Map] [Letter to Participants (10-22-01)]

Registration remains open until November 6, 2001.

This workshop explores the methods that can be used to measure the economic value of the environment in Ohio, it provides the most up-to-date information on the results of studies conducted on Ohio issues, and it provides information about how to apply these and other results to issues on which you may be working.

Topics to be Addressed at the Workshop:

• Boating and fishing value in the Hocking River Valley
• Beach closings along Lake Erie’s shoreline
• Ashtabula River dredging
• How valuable are recycling programs to local residents?
• Valuing point source pollution controls in Ohio
• Valuing open space at the urban-rural fringe in Maryland and Ohio
• Reduced water treatment costs from reduced pesticide use in NW Ohio
• Using costs to target soil erosion methods and locations in NW Ohio
• Valuing river corridor recreation in the Muskingum River valley

Case Studies

• Valuing the benefits of stormwater management in a city environment

• Benefits and costs of reducing soil erosion in agricultural watersheds

Links to Workshop Information and Materials

About the 2001 Workshop

2001 Agenda

2001 Workshop Materials (to be installed after workshop)

Agenda and Materials for Benefit Cost Analysis Workshop Held in 1999 

• For those of you wondering what Benefit Cost Analysis is all about and how it may apply to you, feel free to peruse the materials available for the workshop held in 1999 at the link above.
  

For More Information, Please Contact: 

Brent Sohngen