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O desenvolvimento dustentável e a conexão dos recursos naturais com o crescimento econômico: uma aplicação para o Brasil e a região nordeste
Oliveira, Livio Luiz Soares de; Júnior, Sabino da … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
This paper shows some relationships among economy, environment and natural resources. The concept of sustainable …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258256
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Is Mozambican Growth Sustainable? A Comprehensive Wealth Accounting Prospect
Timothée, Ollivier - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
We estimate the wealth of Mozambique in 2000 and 2005 in order to assess the sustainability of its development path. Our methodology builds on Arrow et al. (2007). We show that Mozambican growth is driven mainly by human and physical capital accumulation, while the pressure on natural capital...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005078663
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Genuine savings with adjustment costs
Yamaguchi, Rintaro; Sato, Masayuki; Ueta, Kazuhiro - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
In this paper, we consider how genuine savings would be altered if the adjustment costs of capitals are taken into account in the stylized capitalresource model. It is shown that, in order to derive the modified genuine savings, through shadow prices, the original genuine savings have to be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005061690
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Strategies for the maintenance of natural capital
Spash, Clive L.; Clayton, Anthony M. H. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1995
Economic models cannot give us the information society needs to define the set of possible future scenarios facing the world. Thus "optimal" economic plans are susceptible to being overwhelmed by feedbacks of which humans are ignorant as economic systems increasingly stress ecosystems. These...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011112868
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Sustainability indicators and the shadow price of natural capital
Sato, Masayuki; Phim, Runsinarith; Managi, Shunsuke - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
This paper investigates the effect of shadow price regarding weak sustainability indicators based on the genuine savings indicator. We analyse the forest resources considering positive externalities of natural capital, as the approximation from market rent alone would under-estimate the true...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011195669
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The Economics of Climate Change and Science of Global Warming Debate:African Perspectives
Nwaobi, Godwin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
climate change on humans and the environment will include increasing stresses on and even collapses of ecosystems …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259199
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Building a New World: An Ecosystemic Approach for Global Change & Development Design
Pilon, André Francisco - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
ecosystemic approach to education, culture, environment, health, politics, economics and quality of life should develop the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259206
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Estimating the willingness to pay for environmental resources in the Chilean Patagonia
Garces-Voisenat, Juan-Pedro; Mukherjee, Zinnia - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
environment-friendly sources of energy, in the context of the proposed construction of big hydroelectric dams in the Chilean … Chileans living outside Chile. Their WTP reflects the “existence value” of the natural environment in Patagonia and the … residents are willing to make to protect the natural environment in Patagonia. The estimate from sample 2 will indicate the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259603
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Organic farming in the context of the bioeconomy
Cofas, Elena; Vlad, Mihaela Cristina; Berevoianu, Rozi … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
development environment and long-term alternatives in order to improve the quality of life and eliminate possible impoverishment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259951
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The impact of government expenditure on the environment: An empirical investigation
Halkos, George - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper examines the impact of government spending on the environment using a panel of 77 countries for the time …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260127