Valuation of human health and quantification of external cost of energy production

Abstract

On this conference the estimates of external cost of energy equipments situated in the Czech Republic were presented and discussed. Emphasis was done on valuation techniques, contingent valuation method and cost-of-illness, used for assessing the damages on human health.

Also different methods for valuing the damages on forestry and materials were introduced.

Keywords

• non-market valuation methods
• contingent valuation method
• cost-of-illness
• external costs
• ExternE methodology