Environmental damage compensation for illegal solid waste dumping in China
China aims to improve its system for pursuing environmental damage compensation environmental violation cases. To hold violators accountable, China has an effective system for the identification and assessment (I&A) of environmental damage. This study selected a typical case of the illegal dumpi...
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| author | Rencai Dong Chencan Lv Chen Weng Anxin Lian Lulu Zhang Jialiang Chen Mai Ye |
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| description | China aims to improve its system for pursuing environmental damage compensation environmental violation cases. To hold violators accountable, China has an effective system for the identification and assessment (I&A) of environmental damage. This study selected a typical case of the illegal dumping of solid waste (IDSW) in China to analyze the causes, the degree, and characteristics of environmental damage, focusing on components such as the physical quantification and valuation of damage. The findings were as follows: (1) Compensation claimants and obligors consider baseline damage confirmation and causality analysis key components of I&A. (2) The I&A process for a specific case needs to focus on key nodes such as the type, location, and duration of IDSW. (3) Restraining IDSW requires accurately quantifying the physical and value-related losses caused by solid waste dumping. (4) In the selected case study, the damage from environmental contamination caused by the IDSW incident amounted to 3938,990 yuan, including an environmental damage value of 3651,990 yuan and a transaction cost of 287,000 yuan. Both parties accepted the I&A calculation process in this case, and the desired punishment effect was achieved. Hence, the case study demonstrated that accurate I&A is the technical basis for environmental damage compensation. Thus, in the future, more attention should be paid to the role of scientific and technological means and knowledge reserves in the I&A of environmental damage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3984857ff715408ca4593cfbd7caee522023-03-16T05:01:14ZengElsevierEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety0147-65132023-03-01253114657Environmental damage compensation for illegal solid waste dumping in ChinaRencai Dong0Chencan Lv1Chen Weng2Anxin Lian3Lulu Zhang4Jialiang Chen5Mai Ye6State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaInstitute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaGuangdong Provincial Academy of Environmental Sciences, Guangzhou 510045, ChinaGuangdong Provincial Academy of Environmental Sciences, Guangzhou 510045, ChinaGuangdong Provincial Academy of Environmental Sciences, Guangzhou 510045, China; Correspondence to: Guangdong Environmental Protection Building, No. 335, Dongfeng Middle Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, China.China aims to improve its system for pursuing environmental damage compensation environmental violation cases. To hold violators accountable, China has an effective system for the identification and assessment (I&A) of environmental damage. This study selected a typical case of the illegal dumping of solid waste (IDSW) in China to analyze the causes, the degree, and characteristics of environmental damage, focusing on components such as the physical quantification and valuation of damage. The findings were as follows: (1) Compensation claimants and obligors consider baseline damage confirmation and causality analysis key components of I&A. (2) The I&A process for a specific case needs to focus on key nodes such as the type, location, and duration of IDSW. (3) Restraining IDSW requires accurately quantifying the physical and value-related losses caused by solid waste dumping. (4) In the selected case study, the damage from environmental contamination caused by the IDSW incident amounted to 3938,990 yuan, including an environmental damage value of 3651,990 yuan and a transaction cost of 287,000 yuan. Both parties accepted the I&A calculation process in this case, and the desired punishment effect was achieved. Hence, the case study demonstrated that accurate I&A is the technical basis for environmental damage compensation. Thus, in the future, more attention should be paid to the role of scientific and technological means and knowledge reserves in the I&A of environmental damage.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651323001616Illegal dumpingSolid wasteEnvironmental damageIdentification and assessmentEcosystem function |
| spellingShingle | Rencai Dong Chencan Lv Chen Weng Anxin Lian Lulu Zhang Jialiang Chen Mai Ye Environmental damage compensation for illegal solid waste dumping in China Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety Illegal dumping Solid waste Environmental damage Identification and assessment Ecosystem function |
| title | Environmental damage compensation for illegal solid waste dumping in China |
| title_full | Environmental damage compensation for illegal solid waste dumping in China |
| title_fullStr | Environmental damage compensation for illegal solid waste dumping in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environmental damage compensation for illegal solid waste dumping in China |
| title_short | Environmental damage compensation for illegal solid waste dumping in China |
| title_sort | environmental damage compensation for illegal solid waste dumping in china |
| topic | Illegal dumping Solid waste Environmental damage Identification and assessment Ecosystem function |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651323001616 |
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