Economic evaluation as a result of air pollution in human health caused by the installation impact of a thermoelectric plant on natural gas: a case study for the cities of Lorena, Canas and Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Bachi Junior, Dante
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Labor & Engenho (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/labore/article/view/8646242
• topic: Usina termelétrica. Poluição do ar. Funções dose-resposta. Valoração ambiental.; Thermoelectric plant. Air pollution. Dose-response functions. Environmental valuation.

Development at any cost, nowadays, is no longer accepted by society, thus the administrative and economic decisions of public managers need updated management tools, on this, the present study presents a theoretical analysis of some valuation methods economic environment, the monetization of the cost of air pollution permitting see the actual cost environment, serving as a tool for society of entrepreneurs require investments in pollution control equipment improving environmental quality while society itself understands the economic gain in scale. Begins the study by defining the effluents discharged into the air by power plants to natural gas, with emphasis on natural resource factor and subsequently treating the theory of total economic value of natural resources. Then the study converges to the analysis of the methods of cost function demand, production function and dose-response, and the confrontation of willingness to pay (WTP) and willingness to accept (DAA) with the assessment of the economic impact exerted by respiratory diseases. The study concludes with the determination of the costs of diseases associated with air pollution, ie respiratory diseases in the city of Lorraine, Cachoeira Paulista and Canas in the Paraíba Valley SP.