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A Review Of Ten Years Assistance To The Mine Action Programme In Mozambique, Gichd
A Review Of Ten Years Assistance To The Mine Action Programme In Mozambique, Gichd
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Mine action has played a role in Mozambique's achievements over the past decade by opening infrastructure networks, reducing the toll of casualties from landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO), assisting landline survivors, and clearing hazards that posed a danger to lives and a constraint on development for many communities. As is true for most activities in Mozambique, observers with the benefit of hindsight can point to many ways in which mine action organisations and the programme overall could have done better. But in broad terms, the outcomes are positive. Casualties are down dramatically, and travel in the country is basically unimpeded …
On Valuing Negative Cash Flows Related To Contamination, Asset Removal, Or Functional Obsolescence, Hal B. Heaton
On Valuing Negative Cash Flows Related To Contamination, Asset Removal, Or Functional Obsolescence, Hal B. Heaton
Faculty Publications
Appraisers are frequently faced with having to value future expected negative cash flows. This article will demonstrate that valuing negative cash flows requires a different approach from valuing positive cash flows. The concepts of valuing remediation costs, asset removal costs, and other types of functional obsolescence will be used to illustrate this concept.
The Effects Of Environmental Contamination On Commercial And Industrial Property Values: Do Perceptions Matter?, Peter Edward Grigelis
The Effects Of Environmental Contamination On Commercial And Industrial Property Values: Do Perceptions Matter?, Peter Edward Grigelis
Economics Dissertations
The effects of severely contaminated properties (e.g. NPL sites) on residential property values are well documented. However, most contaminated sites are not so severe to warrant placement on the NPL, and little is known about the impacts to commercial and industrial property markets. Furthermore, perceptions may be developed about different types of land-uses as a result of information made public about sites placed on lists. If perceptions matter, then properties with no known contamination may be viewed as undesirable neighbors in a way similar to listed sites. Therefore, property value impacts could be even more substantial as compared to only …