Title: | A GIS cost-benefit analysis-based methodology to establish a payment for environmental services system in watersheds: Application to the Calan River in Honduras |
Authors: | Anguita, P.M.d., S. Rivera, J.M. Beneitez, F. Cruz, and F.M. Espinal |
Year: | 2011 |
Journal: | Journal of Sustainable Forestry |
Volume (Issue): | 30 |
Pages: | 79-110 |
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DOI: | 10.1080/10549811003742225 |
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Model: | SWAT |
Broad Application Category: | hydrologic only |
Primary Application Category: | economic and or cost/benefit assessment |
Secondary Application Category: | hydrologic assessment |
Watershed Description: | Calan River in Honduras |
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General Comments: | The authors state on page 86 that "The GIS software ArcView 3.2, specifically its watershed-modeling Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) extension, was employed for riverbed modeling purposes." They do not provide any further description of the SWAT application but do show hydrologic results that are at least partially based on SWAT output. They cite Estrada and Quintero (2003) for previous SWAT work, who may describe more of the application methodology. |
Language: | English |
Keywords: | payment for environmental services (PES), environmental economics, cost-benefit analysis, GIS, externalities, water resources, contingent valuation |