Valuation of Public Goods: East Kolkata Wetlands, a Special Case Study
An economic-valuation study of the services generated by the East Kolkata Wetlands, building a model to assess their public goods and help protect these peri-urban wetlands from urban encroachment.
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Year
2013-2014
Geography
East Kolkata Wetlands, West Bengal, India
Sponsor
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi
SDG alignment
SDG 11, SDG 15
Project Investigator / Team
Project Investigator: Dr. Mausumi Pal — Specialist in Geo-spatial Technologies
Objectives
To develop a model that is best suited for addressing the problem of economic assessment of the services generated by the East Kolkata Wetlands. To help preserve the peri-urban wetlands and protect them from urban encroachment by augmenting the resource endowments of the stakeholders of the East Kolkata Wetlands.
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