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Item Philippine mining disaster : counting the cost of a ruined river(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 1998) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia; Bennagen, E.Item China's pollution challenge : balancing the carrots and sticks(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 1998) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia; Yun PingItem Pesticide tax for Vietnam?(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 1999) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast AsiaItem Colombo chokes on the car : the case for controlling automotive air pollution(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 1999) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast AsiaItem Can market forces clean the air in Manila?(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 1999) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast AsiaItem Sewage or swimming? : the recreational value of East Lake, Wuhan, China(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 1999) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia; Du YapingItem Tearing a strip off the paper industry : the case for pollution levies in China(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 1999) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast AsiaItem Cutting the costs of cleanup : the case for tradable discharge permits in the Upper Manpan River, China(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 1999) Universiti Malaya, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia; Wendong Tao; Weimin Yang; Bo ZhouItem Agro-chemicals, productivity and health in Vietnam(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 1999) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast AsiaItem Cleaning up the King's river : a "willingness to pay" study from Thailand(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 1999) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast AsiaItem Pricing wastewater treatment in China(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 1999) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast AsiaItem Too much salt in the rice bowl : irrigation in Sri Lanka(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 1999) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast AsiaItem Ignoring the labels : pesticide use in China(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 2000) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast AsiaItem Seeing through the smoke : choosing the best options for pollution clean - up in the Philippines(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 2000) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast AsiaItem Pesticides and policy : the impact of integrated pest management on the Indonesian economy(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 2001) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia; Resosudarmo, B.P.Item Living with livestock : dealing with pig waste in the Philippines(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 2001) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast AsiaItem Making recycling work for Manila's waste management(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 2002) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast AsiaItem Benefits of clean air : a case study from India(SANDEE, Kathmandu, NP, 2006) Gupta, Usha; Bellamy, RufusIn cities across South Asia, air pollution is fast becoming a critical problem. As vehicle congestion gets worse, industrialization expands, and energy use soars, air quality in urban centres is reaching potentially hazardous levels. This is producing a wide range of social and environmental problems, particularly with regard to people’s health. This, in turn, is placing a significant economic burden on individuals and society in general, in terms of health costs and loss of economic productivity. Improving air quality calls for a wide-range of responses, many of which can be costly and therefore difficult to politically administer. To ensure that air clean-up policies are cost-effective and have the necessary political backing, it is vital that accurate information is available on the potential economic benefits of pollution.Item Facing hazards at work : agricultural workers and pesticide exposure in Kuttanad, Kerala(SANDEE, Kathmandu, NP, 2007) Indira Devi, P.; Bellamy, RufusPesticides are responsible for hundreds of cases of poisoning in the developing world, where information and training on the potential negative health effects of these chemicals is often lacking. While the impact of the indiscriminate use of toxic chemicals is widely acknowledged, the economic costs of this misuse are less well known. This has held back investment in the necessary health and safety programmes that can safeguard people’s well-being.Item Counting the cost of water pollution : an investigation into arsenic poisoning in West Bengal(SANDEE, Kathmandu, NP, 2007) Roy, Joyashree; Bellamy, RufusArsenic contamination affects drinking water in almost half of the districts of West Bengal in India. This in turn has a significant impact on the health of many people in the area. In an attempt to find a solution to this health crisis, a SANDEE study examined the costs of contamination and its implications. It finds that households would benefit to the extent of Rs. 297($7) per month if arsenic concentrations met safety standards. The current cost of supplying safe piped water by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation is Rs 127 ($3) per month per household. Thus, investing in safe drinking water is economically feasible. The study also finds that poor households, who are most affected by the pollutant, will be major beneficiaries of any such solution.