Use of input-output analysis in environmental planning

Journal Article · Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1985 · J. Environ. Manage.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5390971

Lonergan, S C; Cocklin, C

Input-output analysis has become a standard technique for use in economic impact analysis and general economic accounting since its development by Wassily Leontief in the late 1930s. A lack of knowledge about the technique and its extensive data requirements have limited its use in the field of environmental management, but a number of extensions have been made to allow for the incorporation of environmental variables. This paper discusses the use of input-output analysis in environmental management, both in terms of augmenting existing input-out tables to account for residuals that might influence the environment, and by restructuring the framework to include elements from the natural system. Integrating economic and ecological systems in this manner not only allows for a more complete impact analysis but also illustrates the interrelationships that exist between the economy and the environment. The position is taken that input-output analysis, regardless of its deficiencies, should become an integral tool in environmental management. 31 references. 4 figures, 3 tables.

• Research Organization: McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ontario
• OSTI ID: 5390971
• Journal Information: J. Environ. Manage.; (United States), Vol. 20:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
ECONOMIC IMPACT
INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS
MANAGEMENT
PLANNING
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
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