Accession Number:

ADA027257

Title:

Social Cost of Oil Pollution

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis

Corporate Author:

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA

Personal Author(s):

• Mudjiardjo, Hanny Susmono

Report Date:

1976-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

70.0

Abstract:

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate a method of improving decision making relative to the problems created by oil spillage. Many countries around the world, including Indonesia, are plagued by increasing pollution from these spills. This thesis uses a simulation to consider the spread and damage caused by oil spills using data from San Francisco Bay. A projection of social costs from these spills has been made. Formulation of a methodology for deriving the social cost of oil spills is a prerequisite in reaching optimal, rational decisions in managing oil pollution. Such decisions may include the establishment of a fine structure, determination of the required level of clean-up and identification of socially significant spills.

Descriptors:

• *DECISION MAKING
• *OIL POLLUTION
• COMPUTER PROGRAMS
• COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
• COSTS
• METHODOLOGY
• OIL SPILLS
• SOCIAL WELFARE

Subject Categories:

• Civil Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE