Modeling Spatial Sustainability: Spatial Welfare Economics versus Ecological Footprint

A spatial welfare framework for the analysis of the spatial dimensions of sustainability is developed. It incorporates agglomeration effects, interregional trade, negative environmental externalities and various land use categories. The model is used to compare rankings of spatial configurations according to evaluations based on social welfare and ecological footprint indicators. Five spatial configurations are considered for this purpose. The exercise is operationalized with the help of a two-region model of the economy that is in line with the ‘new economic geography’. Various (counter) examples show that the footprint method is not consistent with an approach aimed at maximum social welfare.

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Year of publication:	2006-01
Authors:	Grazi, Fabio ; Bergh, Jeroen C.J.M. van den ; Rietveld, Piet
Institutions:	Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM)
Subject:	Agglomeration effects \| Trade advantages \| Negative externalities \| Population density \| Spatial configuration \| Transport

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Number 2006.5
Classification:	F12 - Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies ; F18 - Trade and Environment ; Q56 - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounting ; Q57 - Ecological Economics: Ecosystem Services; Biodiversity Conservation; Bioeconomics ; R12 - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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