Change the world

14/12/2018

Through our sheer abundance, human activity is a pervasive influence on all ecosystems. Any influence can be appraised through cost-benefit analysis, which, I would suggest, should not be limited to economic considerations.

 

Cost-benefit analyses face major challenges of course in reaching an agreement as to what counts as cost and benefit and in evaluating the relative values of costs and benefits. Nevertheless, a cost-benefit framework brings into focus the factors that need to be considered in a decision process and draws attention to issues that require greater understanding to achieve consensus and implementation of a decision.

This article, written by Peter Law of Mandela University, appeared in "Science Trebds" online in December 2018. Read trhe full article at: https://sciencetrends.com/a-cost-benefit-analysis-of-wind-farms-and-wildlife-hazards/ 

Contact information
Dr Nomakwezi Mzilikazi
Director: Research Management
Tel: 27 41 504 4536
kwezi.mzilikazi@up.ac.za