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SUMMARY:Assessment of regeneration projects in urban areas of environmenta
 l  interest: a stated choice approach to estimate use and quasi-option  va
 lues
DTSTART:20101118T121500
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Elisabetta Cherchi\, DTU\, Denmark\nA specific problem i
 nherent in urban planning in areas of environmental interest is that probl
 ems can occur when ideas are effectively turned into action\, and it is po
 ssible that eventually the implementation is not consistent with the plan.
  If the development of the project produces undesired effects\, there migh
 t be an irreversible loss of environmental values. To evaluate the quasi-o
 ption values associated with environmental renewal projects in urban areas
  and to elicit inter-temporal preference over projects with different time
  spans. We adopt an attribute-based stated choice approach to elicit prefe
 rences about three planning alternatives for environmental renewal of the 
 corridor along the beach front\, including car access restrictions. Since 
 such projects involve some uncertainty and irreversibility\, the quasi-opt
 ion values associated with project development is estimated. Results show 
 a great sensitivity towards environmental renewal\, and this varies signif
 icantly with the characteristics of each individual. However\, individuals
  show a strong preference for a mild environmental renovation rather than 
 an extreme ecological scenario. Results also show that a more prudent deve
 lopment strategy is valued at about four times greater than a procedure th
 at provides a greater chance of an undesired outcome.\n\nElisabetta Cherch
 i has recently joined DTU Transport as Associated Professor. Previously sh
 e has been Lecturer in Econometrics Methods for Transportation at the Depa
 rtment of Territorial Engineering\, Università de Cagliari (Italy)\, Asso
 ciate Lecturer at the Transport Research Centre\, Universidad Politecnica 
 de Madrid (Spain) and Researcher at CTS\, Imperial College (UK) where she 
 is still Honorary Researcher. She has collaborated for almost 15 years wit
 h Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile\, and more recently with Maryl
 and University. Her main research interest is in the demand modelling of c
 onsumer behaviour\, with particular reference to discrete choice analysis\
 , microeconomic derivation of behavioural models and project evaluation. S
 he is member of the Editorial Board of Transportation Research part B and 
 Transportation\, and Board Member of the International Association of Beha
 vioural Research (IATBR). Elisabetta Cherchi has been also involved as con
 sultant in more that 25 transport projects at local\, national and interna
 tional level.
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