The economic valuation of water from the Ashburton River : implications for allocation : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Agricultural Science in Resource Economics at Massey University

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dc.contributor.authorLynch, Richard Joseph
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-24T03:23:32Z
dc.date.available2019-06-24T03:23:32Z
dc.date.issued1992
dc.description.abstractRecent legislative changes in New Zealand allow much greater flexibility in the procedures used by regional authorities to allocate water resources. In certain river catchments where competition for water in alternative uses is high, estimates of the economic value of water could prove useful in designing an allocation scheme. In this study two methods were used to value the water from the Ashburton River. First, a mathematical programming approach to estimate the value of water to farmers in the Ashburton catchment. This value is about $0.62 million. Second, a contingent valuation approach to estimate the value of inĀ­ stream flows of the Ashburton to the residents of the Canterbury region. This value is estimated at between $2.47 million and $5.15 million. We assess the methods and the results for implications in allocating Ashburton water between irrigators and in-stream flows.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/14713
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectWater resources developmenten_US
dc.subjectWater useen_US
dc.subjectEconomic aspectsen_US
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_US
dc.subjectAshburton River regionen_US
dc.titleThe economic valuation of water from the Ashburton River : implications for allocation : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Agricultural Science in Resource Economics at Massey Universityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorLynch, Richard Joseph
thesis.degree.disciplineResource Economicsen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Agricultural Science (M. Agr. Sc.)en_US
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