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Techno-economical evaluation of water reuse for wetland restoration: a case study in a natural park in Catalonia, Northeastern Spain
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Author:
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Seguí Amórtegui, Luis Alberto; Alfranca Burriel, Òscar; García Serrano, Joan
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Organització d'Empreses; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Agroalimentària i Biotecnologia; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Hidràulica, Marítima i Ambiental; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. GREA - Grup de Recerca d'Enginyeria Agro-Ambiental; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. GEMMA - Grup d'Enginyeria i Microbiologia del Medi Ambient |
Abstract:
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The main interest of the methodology for the investigation of wastewater reclamation and reuse systems which
is proposed in this paper is that all costs and benefits (social and private) are considered in the economic and technological
analysis. This general concern allows an improvement in the design of investment decisions.
Traditionally, an economic-financial analysis of wastewater reclamation and reuse systems focuses exclusively
on the study of costs and private benefits. The methodology that is presented in this paper takes into account
not only the private impacts but also the project spillovers which could have relevance on the project.
In this research, the use value of the reclaimed water in the Natural Wildlife Park of Aiguamolls de l’Emporda`
is estimated. The travel cost technique is applied to estimate the external value of the Park. According to the final
results, the price of the reclaimed water in the Park should have to be between 0.75 ⁄/m3 (without opportunity
cost) and 1.20 ⁄/m3(with opportunity cost). |
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-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Política i gestió ambiental::Gestió de l'aigua -Water reuse -Wetlands -Water resources development -- Economic aspects -Extremalities -Travel cost -Constructed wetlands -Wastewater -Aigua -- Reutilització -Zones humides -Recursos hidràulics -- Explotació -- Aspectes econòmics |
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Article - Published version Article |
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