Title: Social cost-benefit analysis of the soil remediation operation in the Netherlands Maatschappelijke Kosten-BatenAnalyse van de Nederlandse bodemsaneringsoperatie 
Resource Type: document --> technical publication --> report 
Country: Netherlands 
Year: 2007 
Availability: MNP Rapport 500122002/2007 
Author 1/Producer: VROM 
Other Authors/Producers: A.P. van Wezel, R.O.G. Franken, E. Drissen, C.W. Versluijs, R. van den Berg 
Author / Producer Type: Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body 
Publisher: VROM 
Publisher City: The Haugue, The Netherlands 
Report / download web link (=direct link): http://www.vrom.nl/get.asp?file=docs/kamerstukken/Fri12Jan20 ...  
Format (e.g. PDF): PDF 
EUGRIS Keyword(s): Brownfields
Contaminated land-->Cost benefit analysis-->Cost benefit analysis overview
Contaminated land-->Wider impacts / sustainability-->Economic
Contaminated land-->Wider impacts / sustainability-->Social
 
Short description: EXTRACT: Do the benefits of soil remediation justify the costs? Do the anticipated costs of soil remediation in the Netherlands ¡V using various alternative scenarios ¡V lead to greater prosperity? This is the central question in this report on a social costƒ{benefit analysis (SCBA) of the soil remediation operation in the Netherlands. This report defines the soil remediation costs, and compares them to the benefits for health, real estate, drinking water supplies, perception and the ecosystem. The health, real estate and drinking water benefits can also be expressed in monetary terms. The costs and benefits of soil remediation are calculated over a period of 100 years. This costƒ{benefit analysis demonstrates the efficiency of various policy alternatives. In addition to cost efficiency, justice for individual stakeholders and future generations also plays a significant role. Differentiating between efficiency and justice is primarily a political decision. This study does not compare the efficiency of achieving health benefits via soil remediation to the possible benefits of other (environmental) policies. 
Submitted By: Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?      Last update: 27/07/2007

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