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Contribution to the investment evaluation in terms of the forest fires prevention using the cost-benefit analysis method

Samah Mokhtari (LARNAT Laboratory, University of Batna, Batna, Algeria)
Mebarek Djebabra (LRPI Laboratory, Institute of Health and Safety, University of Batna, Batna, Algeria)
Djamel Bellaala (Institute of Health and Safety, University of Batna, Batna, Algeria)
Wafa Boulagouas (Institute of Health and Safety, University of Batna, Batna, Algeria)

Management of Environmental Quality

ISSN: 1477-7835

Article publication date: 14 August 2017

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to valorize the contribution of the cost-benefit analysis (CBA) method in the evaluation of the prevention measures of forest fires.

Design/methodology/approach

The suggested approach is based on the economic analysis of the forest fires’ risks using the CBA which has become inevitable in risk analysis’ domain.

Findings

The suggested approach shows the interest of the CBA method in the sense that each reduction measure of the forest fires’ risk eliminates the potential damages and, therefore, it is likely to generate benefits for the company in terms of avoided damages on the territory that is concerned by these measures.

Practical implications

It consists in comparing on time, the benefit generated by a reduction measure of a forest fires’ risk and its implementation cost. This comparison gives an important focus on the economic relevance of such a reduction measure of forest fires’ risk.

Originality/value

The question is to highlight the importance of both: the investment in terms of forest fires and the allocation of this investment on various preventive measures of forest fires.

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Citation

Mokhtari, S., Djebabra, M., Bellaala, D. and Boulagouas, W. (2017), "Contribution to the investment evaluation in terms of the forest fires prevention using the cost-benefit analysis method", Management of Environmental Quality, Vol. 28 No. 5, pp. 651-663. https://doi.org/10.1108/MEQ-07-2015-0131

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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