Economic Incentives for Stormwater Control.pdf

ThurstonEcologicalEconomicsEconomic Incentives     STORMWATER CONTROLEconomic ,parkinglots,roads,andhouses—,architects,planners,andothershaveproposedthattheuseof“green”localizedmanagementpractices,suchasraingardensandbioswales,mayfunctionaswellastraditional“gray”pipesandbasinsatreducingtheeffectsofstormwaterrunoff,anddosoinawaythatismoreattractiveinthelandscape—,munitiesneedtoknowtherealcostsandpolicymakersEconomic Incentives     (SMPs),STORMWATER  Edited essesandpotentialobstaclestoimplementation. Hale W. ThurstonThebookcovers:Stormwater Control•Efficientuseof“green”SMPs•Low-impactdevelopment(LID)stylenewconstruction•Greeninfrastructure•Propertypricesandincentivemechanismstoencouragehomeownerstoretainstormwaterontheirproperty•Legal,economic,andhydrologicalissuesassociatedwithvariousincentivemechanisms•In-lieufeesandcap-and-tradeincentivesPrimarilyconcernedwiththesociodemographicandeconomicaspectsofpeople’sparticipationinstormwaterrunoffcontrol,essiblevolumeexploresopportunitiesavailabletomunicipalities,stormwatermanagers,andstakeholdergroupstoenactsustainable,     ISBN:978-1-4398-4560-890000 9781439845608Economic Incentives     STORMWATER CONTROLEdited byHale W. ThurstonCRCPressTaylor&FrancisGroup6000BrokenSoundParkwayNW,Suite300BocaRaton,FL33487-2742©2012byTaylor&FrancisGroup,RCPressisanimprintofTaylor&FrancisGroup,anInformabusiness