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Lost Ecosystem Goods and Services as a Measure of Marine Oil Pollution Damages
James W. Boyd
RFF Discussion Paper 10-31 | May 2010
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Abstract
The paper addresses the definition and measurement of liability for marine oil pollution accidents. The economic value of lost or injured ecosystem goods and services is argued to be the most legally, economically, and ecologically defensible measure of damages. This is easier said than done, however. Calculating lost ecological wealth with any precision is an enormous scientific and economic undertaking. The paper proposes practical ways to improve our future ability to calculate such losses.
 
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