Assesing the viability of protecting colombian caribbean coast from sea level rise: an economic valuation approach

Barra lateral de artigos

PDF (espanhol)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22395/seec.v14n29a1
Palavras-chave:
Valuation of environmental effects, environmental economics, climate change, sea level rise

Conteúdo do artigo principal

Andrea Cardoso
University of Magdalena image/svg+xml
James Benhin
University of Plymouth image/svg+xml

Resumo

The coastal areas of Colombia are highly susceptible to sea level rise (SLR) due to climatechange. The degree of vulnerability has been determined and currently an adaptation plan isbeing evaluated. This study applied a Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) over a 100 years scenario toassess the feasibility of the plan in the Colombian Caribbean Coast. A Contingent ValuationMethod was used to estimate the market and the non-market benefits, using a random sampleof 504 respondents in Barranquilla, Cartagena and Santa Marta. The estimated benefitsare weighted against the cost of the protection strategy as estimated by the NetherlandsClimate Change Studies Assistance Programme. The CBA results indicate that carrying out theadditional measures for protecting the Colombian Caribbean Coast from SLR is an economicand ecological feasible venture even if predictions of SLR are uncertain.

##plugins.themes.bootstrap3.displayStats.downloads##

##plugins.themes.bootstrap3.displayStats.noStats##

Detalhes do artigo

Edição

v. 14 n. 29 (2011)

Seção

Artículos de investigación

Os artigos que são aprovados para publicação na Revista Semestre Econômico devem atender as seguintes condições:

a)    Os autores cedem a revista Semestre Econômico os direitos patrimoniais (copy right), pelo qual deve entregar a ficha de originalidade e direitos de autor devidamente preenchido e com as assinaturas originais.

b)    Os artigos que são publicados na revista Semestre Econômico podem ser usados, reproduzidos, transmitidos e expostos com fins acadêmicos sempre e quando cumpra-se com as seguintes condições:

  • Seja citada a referências bibliográfica da Semestre Econômico (autores, revista, editorial, edição,...).
  • Não seja usada com fins comerciais (obtenção de lucro).
  • O uso com fins diferentes ou a publicação em outro site se requer da autorização por escrito do editor da revista.

Biografia do Autor

Andrea Cardoso, University of Magdalena

Economist, Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá Colombia. MSc in Water and Coastal Management University of Plymouth. Plymouth,United Kingdom. Full time Professor at the University of Magdalena, Santa Marta, Colombia. Socio-ecologic systems for HumanWelfare Research Group. Carrera 32 # 22-08, Santa Marta, Colombia

James Benhin, University of Plymouth

Economist, University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Mhil in Economics, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana. PhD in Economics and EnvironmentalManagement, University of York. York, United Kingdom. Lecturer at the School of Management, University of Plymouth.Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom

Como Citar

Cardoso, A., & Benhin, J. (2011). Assesing the viability of protecting colombian caribbean coast from sea level rise: an economic valuation approach. Semestre Económico, 14(29), 13-30. https://doi.org/10.22395/seec.v14n29a1

Referências