The Marriott Learning Complex, Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
March 21-22, 2005
This workshop was co-sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National
Center for Environmental Economics (NCEE) and Environment Canada. The objective of the
workshop was to provide a forum for informed discussion regarding the practice of benefits
transfer, the use of valuation databases for such, and the general relevance of valuation
and benefits transfer to environmental decision making. The workshop centered around a
series of presentations delivered by a multidisciplinary group of experts and practitioners
from around the world. The presentations covered topics that included: (1) the current
state and relative strengths of valuation databases such as EVRI, ENVALUE, Review of
Externality Data, New Zealand non-Market Valuation Database, and Value Base Swe;
(2) the need for and use of benefits transfer around the globe; (3) development and
validation of benefits transfer methods; (4) alternative environmental decision making
approaches; and (5) the premises underlying benefits transfer.
PowerPoint presentations from many of the sessions can be downloaded as pdfs using the links below.
All other workshop materials, such as presented papers, written summaries of presentations, and Q&A
session transcripts can be found in the proceedings document.
| MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2005 |
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Welcome and Opening Remarks
Chris Dockins, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Luis Leigh, Environment Canada (PDF, 11 pp, 189 KB)
Bob Davies, Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), United Kingdom
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Session 1: Valuation Databases
Chair: Bob Davies, DEFRA, UK |
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An Evaluation of Environmental Valuation Databases around the World (PDF, 40 pp., 1.1 MB)
Van Lantz, University of New Brunswick, Canada |
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The Environmental Valuation Reference Inventory (EVRI) Valuation Database: History, Overview, and Applications (PDF, 50 pp., 4.3 MB)
Greg McComb, Environment Canada |
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Session 2: Benefits Transfer: The International Context
Chair: Marc-Antoine Kleinpeter, Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development, France |
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Benefit Transfer in France: Towards Better Recognition (PDF, 13 pp., 2.0 MB)
Sébastien Terra, Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development, France |
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Envalue and the Use of Benefit Transfer in AusTRalia
James White, New South Wales Department of Environment and Conservation, Australia |
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Benefit Transfer in Southeast Asia (PDF, 7 pp., 772 KB)
David Glover, Economic and Environmental Programs for Southeast Asia, Singapore |
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Session 2 Discussant Comments
Marc-Antoine Kleinpeter, Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development, France |
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Session 3: Benefits Transfer: State of the Science (Part 1)
Chair: Eric English, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA |
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Accounting for Ecosystem Services in a Spatially Explicit Format: The EcoValue Project Website (PDF, 52 pp., 5.4 MB)
Matthew Wilson, University of Vermont, USA |
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Publication Measurement Error in Benefit Transfers (PDF, 22 pp., 185 KB)
Randall Rosenberger, Oregon State University, USA |
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Aquatic Resource Improvements and Benefits Transfer: What Can We Learn from Meta-Analysis? (PDF, 25 pp., 230 KB)
Robert Johnston, University of Connecticut, USA |
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International Benefits Transfer: Methods and Validity Tests (PDF, 21 pp., 208 KB)
Richard Ready, Pennsylvania State University, USA |
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Further Testing of the Temporal Stability of Stated WTP (PDF, 12 pp., 146 KB)
Roy Brouwer, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
(Due to an unexpected illness, Roy Brouwer was unable to present during Session 3.) |
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Session 3 Discussant Comments (PDF, 6 pp., 28 KB)
Eric English, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA |
| TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2005 |
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Opening Remarks
Luis Leigh, Environment Canada |
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Session 4: Benefits Transfer: State of the Science (Part 2)
Chair: Erik Helm, U.S. EPA |
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Benefit Transfers, Aggregation and Cost-Benefit Analysis: A Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Approach (PDF, 49 pp., 2.0 MB)
Ian Bateman, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom |
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Structural Benefits Transfer
V. Kerry Smith, North Carolina State University, USA |
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The Incorporation of Prior Information and Expert Opinion in the Transfer Method: The Bayesian Approach (PDF, 61 pp., 1.4 MB)
Carmelo León, University of Las Palmas, Spain |
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Session 4 Discussant Comments
Erik Helm, U.S. EPA |
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Session 5: Debating the Basis for Benefits Transfer
Chair: Dennis King, University of Maryland, USA |
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Use of Benefits Transfer in Regulatory Analyses
Jim Laity, Office of Management and Budget, USA |
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Benefits Transfer: Time for a Peer-Reviewed, Dedicated Journal (PDF, 14 pp., 42 KB)
John Hoehn, Michigan State University, USA |
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Alternatives to Benefit Transfer: Broadening the Concept of Valuation
Clive Spash, Macaulay Institute and University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK |
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Session 5 Discussant Comments (PDF, 4 pp., 102 KB)
Dennis King, University of Maryland, USA |
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Session 6: Alternative Approaches
Chair: Randall Bruins, U.S. EPA |
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Alternative Approaches: Why Do We Need Them? What Should They Look Like? (PDF, 29 pp, 561 KB)
James Boyd, Resources for the Future, USA |
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Introducing Environmental Multi-criteria Decision Analysis (PDF, 22 pp., 1.3 MB)
Tom Seager, Purdue University, USA |
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Evaluating Ecosystem Restoration in the Corps of Engineers: Cost Effectiveness and Incremental Cost Analyses (PDF, 26 pp., 1.2 MB)
Shana Heisey, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USA |
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Session 6 Discussant Comments
Randall Bruins, U.S. EPA |
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Closing Remarks and Instructions for EVRI Club Meeting
Luis Leigh, Environment Canada |
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Meeting of “EVRI Club” Members (PDF, 18 pp., 862 KB) |