WFD RBMP2 Economic analysis 2015_Scenario 3 and 4_v1.10 is an impact assessment dataset for updated river basin management plans in England, created by the Environment Agency in 2016. It contains data for all water bodies in England, comparing scenarios of technically feasible improvements regardless of cost versus those where benefits exceed costs. The dataset was built from multiple data sources and is based on many assumptions.
Use Cases
- Modeling the economic impact of achieving 'good status' for all water bodies based on the 'Scenario 3' dataset.
- Evaluating cost-effective water quality interventions where benefits exceed costs based on the 'Scenario 4' dataset.
- Comparing baseline and proposed policy options for river basin management based on the combined scenario datasets.
Strengths
- Data covers all water bodies in England.
- Includes two distinct economic scenarios for policy comparison.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- Environment Agency
- Collection Method
- Built from multiple data sources and based on many assumptions for an impact assessment.
- Time Range
- 2015
- Geography
- England