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Economic Valuation of Forest Ecosystem Services: Methodology and Monetary Estimates
Chiabai, Aline; Travisi, C. M.; Ding, H.; Markandya, A.; … - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2009
By using ad hoc value transfer protocols, this paper offers a methodological contribution and provides accurate per hectare estimates of the economic value of some selected ecosystem services for all forest biomes in the world, identified following the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment taxonomy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005012132
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The Internalization of Externalities in The Production of Electricity: Willingness to Pay for the Attributes of a Policy for Renewable Energy
Longo, Alberto; Markandya, Anil; Petrucci, Marta - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2006
This paper investigates the willingness to pay of a sample of residents of Bath, England, for a hypothetical program that promotes the production of renewable energy. Using choice experiments, we assess the preferences of respondents for a policy for the promotion of renewable energy that (i)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005230864
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Controlling for Biases in Primary Valuation Studies: A Meta-analysis of International Coral Reef Values
Abdullah, Sabah; Rosenberger, Randall S. - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2012
This paper updates the existing meta-analysis in coral reef recreation taking into account the previous work of Brander et al. (2007) but considering some stated preference biases and/or effects. The present meta-analysis uses twice the number of observations as the previous one and sheds more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010603762
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The Future of Renewable Energy in the Mediterranean. Translating Potential into Reality
Tagliapietra, Simone - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2015
This study seeks to provide a clear and comprehensive overview on the various aspects related to the current status and the future prospects of renewable energy (namely solar and wind) in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries (SEMCs). In order to do so, the study will first provide a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011268590
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A Comparison Between Shale Gas in China and Unconventional Fuel Development in the United States: Health, Water and Environmental Risks
Farah, Paolo D.; Tremolada, Riccardo - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2013
China is appraised to have the world's largest exploitable reserves of shale gas, although several legal, regulatory, environmental and investment-related issues will likely restrain its scope. China's capacity to successfully face these hurdles and produce commercial shale gas will have a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010732280
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Scaling up Ecosystem Services Values: Methodology, Applicability and a Case Study
Brander, Luke; Ghermandi, Andrea; Kuik, Onno; … - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2010
The approach of using existing data on economic values of local ecosystem services for an assessment of these values at a larger geographical scale can be called “scaling up”. In a scaling-up exercise, economic values from a particular study site are transferred to another geographical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008467326
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A Global Map of Coastal Recreation Values: Results From a Spatially Explicit Based Meta-Analysis
Ghermandi, Andrea; Nunes, Paulo A.L.D. - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2011
-analytical regression-based valuation approach. First, we construct a global, state-of-the-art database of stated and revealed preference … characteristics, such as the political stability index. In this context, the proposed meta-analytical valuation exercise explores the … integrated valuation framework constitutes a worldwide première and it results in the first global map of the recreational value …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009131102
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Towards the Optimal Management of the Northeast Arctic Cod Fishery
Richter, Andries; Nunes, Paulo A.L.D. - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2011
The objectives pursued by governments managing fisheries may include maximizing profits, minimizing the impact on the marine ecosystem, or securing employment, which all require adjusting the composition of the fishing fleet. We develop a management plan that can be adapted to those objectives...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009131104
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Using Data Envelopment Analysis to Assess the Relative Efficiency of Different Climate Policy Portfolios
Bosetti, Valentina; Buchner, Barbara - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2005
Within the political, scientific and economic debate on climate change, the process of evaluating climate policies ex-ante, during and/or ex-post their lifetime, is receiving increasing attention from international institutions and organisations. The task becomes particularly challenging when...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005385479
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Do We Care about Built Cultural Heritage? The Empirical Evidence Based on the Veneto House Market
Rosato, Paolo; Rotaris, Lucia; Breil, Margaretha; … - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2008
Italian historical buildings require urgent and costly maintenance and restoration works, but neither the local, nor the national public administrators can afford these expenditures. Nevertheless the built cultural heritage represent a unique resource of the territory, as it embodies the local...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004965190