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Cost-Benefit Analysis for Supporting Intermunicipal Decisions on Drinking Water Supply
RISE - Research Institutes of Sweden, Built Environment, Energy and Circular Economy. Chalmers Univinersity of Technology, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0231-6450
Chalmers Univinersity of Technology, Sweden.
Anthesis Enveco, Sweden.
Chalmers Univinersity of Technology, Sweden.
2019 (English)In: Journal of water resources planning and management, ISSN 0733-9496, E-ISSN 1943-5452, Vol. 145, no 12, article id 04019060Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Several countries promote a regionalization of the drinking water sector; however, few decision support tools are adapted to the intermunicipal level to aid in regional decisions. The aim of this paper is to describe and demonstrate a probabilistic cost-benefit analysis approach to assess the societal effects of regional water supply interventions to constitute support for decision makers. A special focus is given to the quantification of effects on consumers’ health, water supply reliability, and operation and maintenance costs. The uncertainties of the quantified values are represented by probability distribution functions and analyzed by means of Monte Carlo simulations. The proposed approach was demonstrated in the Göteborg region in Sweden, for which five alternative interventions were evaluated. In conclusion, the proposed approach facilitates the identification and prioritization of societal effects so that costs and benefits normally overlooked in evaluation processes can be explicitly considered and addressed. The paper provides a transparent handling of uncertainties and enables   a structured approach to improve decision makers’ ability in making informed choices on regional water supply alternatives.

 

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2019. Vol. 145, no 12, article id 04019060
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-40190DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0001121Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85072924418OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-40190DiVA, id: diva2:1357451
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Available from: 2019-10-03 Created: 2019-10-03 Last updated: 2020-01-10Bibliographically approved

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