PA33B:
Quantifying the Value of Earth Science Information by Identifying How It Changes Societal Outcomes eLightning


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Session ID#: 52133

Session Description:
In addition to advancing scientific knowledge, the acquisition of Earth science information yields societal benefits by influencing decisions that can improve livelihoods, enhance economic productivity, and promote environmental sustainability. Quantifying the changes in societal outcomes that are driven by the availability of Earth science information can help demonstrate return on investment in primary and applied Earth science research and communicate the value of these investments in socioeconomically meaningful terms. This session illustrates how economic valuation tools can be used to quantify the societal benefits that result from the use of Earth science information in specific decision contexts. Panelists will present case studies across a number of application areas, including air quality management, disaster response, water resource management, and climate observation. Economic valuation offers Earth scientists a powerful tool to quantify the socioeconomic value of their work in terms that resonate with policymakers and the general public.
Primary Convener:  Bethany Mabee, Resources for the Future, Washington, DC, United States
Conveners:  Yusuke Kuwayama, Resources for the Future, Washington, United States, Aleix Serrat-Capdevila, The World Bank, Water Global Practice, Washington D.C., United States and Winston Yu, World Bank, Washington, DC, United States
Primary Liaison:  Bethany Mabee, Resources for the Future, Washington, DC, United States
Chairs:  Bethany Mabee, Resources for the Future, Washington, DC, United States and Aleix Serrat-Capdevila, The World Bank, Water Global Practice, Washington D.C., United States
OSPA Liaison:  Yusuke Kuwayama, Resources for the Future, Washington, United States
Index Terms:

1880 Water management [HYDROLOGY]
1918 Decision analysis [INFORMATICS]
6304 Benefit-cost analysis [POLICY SCIENCES]
6620 Science policy [PUBLIC ISSUES]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Misclassifying Air Quality Attainment Areas: What the Satellite Data Say (445637)
Daniel M Sullivan, Resources for the Future, Washington, DC, United States and Alan Krupnick, Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States
The Value of Information (VOI): Using GRACE-based river flow forecasts to improve flood protection and emergency measures (407942)
Richard Bernknopf1, Yusuke Kuwayama2, Ben M Zaitchik3, Reily Gibson2, Richard Schueneman4, Matthew Rodell5 and Michael DeWeese6, (1)University of New Mexico Main Campus, Albuquerque, NM, United States, (2)Resources for the Future, Washington, United States, (3)Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States, (4)U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul, MN, United States, (5)NASA GSFC HSL, Greenbelt, United States, (6)North Central River Forecast Center, National Weather Service, NOAA, Chanhassen, MN, United States
Impact Assessment for Data-driven Water Resource Management in the Western U.S. (353298)
Savannah Cooley, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States
Quantifying the Socioeconomic Benefits of Using Satellite Information to Detect Harmful Algal Blooms and Manage Recreational Advisories in U.S. Lakes (395322)
Signe R Stroming1, Yusuke Kuwayama1, Bethany Mabee2 and Blake A Schaeffer3, (1)Resources for the Future, Washington, United States, (2)Resources for the Future, Washington, DC, United States, (3)Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, United States
Quantifying the Value of Near Real-Time Flood Impact Information in Disaster Response (444209)
Perry Oddo, Universities Space Research Association, Columbia, MD, United States; NASA GSFC, Hydrological Sciences Laboratory, Greenbelt, MD, United States and John D Bolten, Hydrological Sciences Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt MD, United States
Locating the Value of Geospatial Tools and Resources for International Development Practitioners (466931)
Isaac Morrison, Management Systems International, Washington, DC, United States and Mariam Chaudhry, US Agency for International Development, GeoCenter, Washington, DC, United States
The value of measuring and mapping montane urbanization (380930)
Eli Fenichel, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States, Karen C Seto, Yale University, Yale School of the Environment, New Haven, CT, United States, Apoorva Lal, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States and Yukiko Hashida, Yale University, New Haven, United States
The Value of Remotely Sensed Air Quality Data in Linking Oil and Gas Development to Low Birthweight Babies (445616)
Alan Krupnick and Daniel M Sullivan, Resources for the Future, Washington, DC, United States
The Value of USGS Science: Volcano Science Mauna Loa Eruption Scenario Use Case (363289)
Emily Pindilli, U.S. Geological Survey, Science and Decisions Support Center, Reston, VA, United States and Victoria Frances Avery, USGS Headquarters, Reston, VA, United States
Synergistic data analytics and physical modeling for improved understanding of vegetation dynamics under climatological stress: a key uncertainty in ecosystem management (443627)
Yanlan Liu, The Ohio State University, School of Earth Sciences, Columbus, United States, Mukesh Kumar, Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment, Durham, NC, United States, Gabriel George Katul, Duke University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Durham, United States, Anthony Parolari, Marquette University, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Milwaukee, United States, Amilcare M Porporato, Princeton University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton, United States, Cheng-Wei Huang, Portland State University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Portland, OR, United States and Alexandra G Konings, Stanford University, Department of Earth System Science, Stanford, CA, United States
Using Time Series of High-Resolution Images from Planet Satellites Constellation to Monitor Water Status in Commercial Vineyards (406069)
David Helman1, Idan Bahat2, Yishai Netzer3, Alon Ben-Gal4, Victor Alchanatis1, Aviva Peeters5 and Yafit Cohen1, (1)Agricultural Research Organization Volcani Center, Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Rishon LeZion, Israel, (2)Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, Jerusalem, Israel, (3)Ariel University, Chemistry & Biotech Engineering, Ariel, Israel, (4)Agricultural Research Organization Volcani Center, Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Bet-Dagan, Israel, (5)Terravision Lab, Beer Sheva, Israel

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