Impact assessment study on societal benefits of Arctic observing systems

The study compares costs and benefits of Arctic observation systems. Ten case studies show that annually economic benefits exceed by at least 50% investments. The analytical framework can be further developed for quantifying societal benefits from local to global scales. JRC.C.5 - Air and Climate

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: DOBRICIC Srdan, MONFORTI-FERRARIO Fabio, POZZOLI Luca, WILSON Julian, GAMBARDELLA Attilio, TILCHE Andrea
Language:English
Published: Publications Office of the European Union 2018
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Online Access:https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC113327
https://doi.org/10.2760/713084
Description
Summary:The study compares costs and benefits of Arctic observation systems. Ten case studies show that annually economic benefits exceed by at least 50% investments. The analytical framework can be further developed for quantifying societal benefits from local to global scales. JRC.C.5 - Air and Climate