| Title |
The Economic Efficiency Assessment of Infrastructure considering Environmental Cost |
| Authors |
Kwun, Suk-Hyun ; Kim, Sang-Bum |
| Keywords |
Emergency Spillway ; LCA ; CVM ; Environmental Cost ; Environmental Economy |
| Abstract |
This study aims to provide useful information when making a decision for the environmental and economic efficiencyassessment of infrastructure, based on Life Cycle Assessment(LCA). It estimates environmental cost on environmentalpollutants that are possible to happen by locations and by types of emergency spillway for korean multipurpose dam, which isselected as a study case.For this purpose, this study examines the theories of LCA and Contingent Valuation Method(CVM) and suggests an analysismodel of environmental cost. To apply the suggested analysis model of environmental cost for infrastructure to the case study ofemergency spillway at the multipurpose dam, this study calculates environmental load on environmental pollutants that generateduring life cycle, converts it to a cost to predict environmental cost, evaluates environmental economy of emergency spillwayby the estimated result, and draws the optimum alternative that is environmental-friendly and economic. |