2. Study objectives
The study had three objectives:
- define the regional costs and benefits of the seven water allocation scenarios used in the national cost benefit analysis (SKM 2004), comparing and contrasting the regional with the national costs and benefits
- identify the distributional nature of the regional costs and benefits, and any particular issues which arise as a result
- identify any other regional and local social impacts which will arise as a result of development in the catchment, including changes to business and community structure.
This report has four main sections:
- methodology - discusses both the conceptual basis of the approach, and the practicalities of gathering information and developing the models
- results - provides the results for the cost benefit analysis in economic, recreation and tourism, environmental and social outcomes
- regional economic impact - discusses the impacts of the different scenarios on the regional economy in terms of output, added value, and employment changes. The social implications of these changes are also described
- conclusions - summarises the results and gives recommendations for further research.
The report is intended to be read in conjunction with the National Cost Benefit Analysis, and should not be viewed as a stand alone document.
