Cost-Benefit Analysis of a Green Infrastructure Project for Water Management in Peru
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to analyze the costs and benefits of a “green infrastructure
for water management” project in Peru in comparison to a traditional microreservoir.
The costs and benefits of the two water management solutions are analyzed in Peru’s
developing country context. Green infrastructure entails restoring an ecosystem for
storm water management. In this case, cattle will be excluded from an overgrazed area
in Huamantanga, Peru. Cattle exclusion is expected to allow for soil decompression.
Once the begins to decompress, alfalfa can be grown as cattle pasture and reduce erosion.
Together, these effects would increase water storage in the wet season and reduce
flooding downstream. The water stored may then be used for irrigation of alfalfa in
the dry season. The main economic benefit being studied is the additional income from
artisanal cheese production in Huamantanga as a result of the augmented water flow
in the dry season. This research will contribute information to the sparse existing
green infrastructure literature
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Aldana, Gloria (2018). Cost-Benefit Analysis of a Green Infrastructure Project for Water Management in Peru.
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