IIESS   23418
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES ECONOMICAS Y SOCIALES DEL SUR
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
The social cost of dredging: The Bahia Blanca estuary case
Autor/es:
ZILIO, M.I.; LONDON, S.; PERILLO, G.M.E.; PICCOLO, M.C.
Revista:
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
Editorial:
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Referencias:
Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2012
ISSN:
0964-5691
Resumen:
The Bahia Blanca Estuary System constitutes an ecosystem unique in the world by its
physical, geographic and biological characteristics. In the frame of a major investment
project related with natural gas provision, a dredging process has been planned and its
execution results imminent. However, the analysis of socioeconomic effects of this
dredging process has not been performed up to now. In this context, our objective is to
estimate social costs and benefits of the dredging process related with the gas plant
project mainly derived from the loss of the nursery services of the estuary and the loss
of the jobs associated with fishing activities. Our results indicate that socioeconomic
cost of the dredging related with the project is between US$ 5 million and US$ 6.5
million depending on how the displaced labor force can be reallocated