Participatory value evaluation for the evaluation of flood protection schemes

Niek Mouter; Paul Koster; Thijs Dekker

doi:10.1016/j.wre.2021.100188

Participatory value evaluation for the evaluation of flood protection schemes

Niek Mouter^*, Paul Koster, Thijs Dekker

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Abstract

Participatory Value Evaluation (PVE) is a new survey method which elicits citizens' preferences over the allocation of public budgets as well as their private income. In a PVE, citizens are asked to choose the best portfolio of projects given a governmental and a private budget constraint. First, this paper aligns PVE with the traditional Kaldor-Hicks welfare economics framework underlying many Cost-Benefit Analyses. Second, this paper positions PVE against other valuation methods. Third, this paper applies the PVE method to evaluate the impacts of projects mitigating flood risks in the Netherlands. This empirical application reveals that Dutch citizens indicate a preference for projects that combine strengthening dikes and give space to the river to flood safely, particularly when such projects positively influence biodiversity and recreational opportunities.

Original language	English
Article number	100188
Pages (from-to)	1-17
Number of pages	17
Journal	Water Resources and Economics
Volume	36
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wre.2021.100188
Publication status	Published - Oct 2021

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The first and second author wish to thank the Dutch Research Council for financial support (NWO Responsible Innovation grant ? 313-99-333). Moreover, the authors wish to thank the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management for financing the data collection and the design of the PVE. The authors like to thank two anonymous reviewers for their very useful comments.

Funding Information:
The first and second author wish to thank the Dutch Research Council for financial support (NWO Responsible Innovation grant – 313-99-333 ). Moreover, the authors wish to thank the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management for financing the data collection and the design of the PVE. The authors like to thank two anonymous reviewers for their very useful comments.

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Keywords

Biodiversity
Cost-benefit analysis
Environmental valuation
Flood protection
Participatory value evaluation
Valuation methods

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