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Valuation of Ecosystem Services from Wetlands Mitigation in the United States

Adusumilli, Naveen - In: Land 4 (2015) 1, pp. 182-196

compensate for permitted wetland losses. These mitigation wetlands can provide ecosystem services similar to original wetlands if … in the Army Corps permit files represent actual wetland creation, ecosystem services value is estimated using a wetland … is used for the analysis. The results indicate that cumulative ecosystem services value per acre per year is in the range …

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Ecosystem-Based Adaptation for Food Security in the AIMS SIDS: Integrating External and Local Knowledge

Mercer, Jessica; Kurvits, Tiina; Kelman, Ilan; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 9, pp. 5566-5597

This paper critically reviews ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) approaches for food security under climate change … of coherence in AIMS SIDS approaching food security, in terms of policies and actions not reflecting the ecosystem …

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Ecosystem-Based Adaptation to Climate Change in Caribbean Small Island Developing States: Integrating Local and External Knowledge

Mercer, Jessica; Kelman, Ilan; Alfthan, Björn; … - In: Sustainability 4 (2012) 8, pp. 1908-1932

focus on ecosystems and their interaction with people is essential for climate change adaptation. Increasingly, ecosystem …

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Tailoring Global Data to Guide Corporate Investments in Biodiversity, Environmental Assessments and Sustainability

Oakleaf, James R.; Kennedy, Christina M.; Boucher, Timothy - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 10, pp. 4444-4460

Companies make significant investments in environmental impacts assessments, biodiversity action plans, life-cycle assessments, and environmental management systems, but guidance on where and when these tools can be best used, and how they may scale-up to inform corporation-wide planning, is...

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Estimating demand for new car fuel economy in the UK 1970-2004 using a two-stage error correction model

Bonilla, David; Foxon, Tim - Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge - 2007

Over the past 30 years, governments have sought to stimulate improvements in new car fuel economy to contribute to air quality, energy security and climate change goals. We analyse the demand for new car fuel economy in the UK using a two-stage econometric model to investigate the drivers of...

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The optimal management of wetlands: quantifying trade-offs between flood risks, recreation and biodiversity conservation

Birol, Ekin; Hanley, Nick; Koundouri, Phoebe; … - Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge - 2007

This paper employs a choice experiment to estimate the value of management options for the Bobrek wetland in Poland. The local public’s valuation of several wetland management attributes, including flood risk reduction, biodiversity conservation and improvement of recreational access, are...

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Deforestation, Growth and Agglomeration Effects: Evidence from Agriculture in the Brazilian Amazon

Igliori, Danilo - Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge - 2008

The role of population growth and migration has been emphasized as a key variable to explain deforestation and land conversion in developing countries. The spatial distribution of human population and economic activities is remarkably uneven. At any geographical scale we find that different...

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"Applying Optimization and the Analytic Hierarchy Process to Enhance Agricultural Preservation Strategies in the State of Delaware"

Messer, Kent D.; III, William Allen - Department of Economics, Lerner College of Business and … - 2008

Using agricultural preservation priorities derived from an analytical hierarchy process by 23 experts from 18 agencies in the State of Delaware, this research uses weighted suitability attributes to evaluate the historical success of the State of Delaware’s agricultural protection fund, which...

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Pollution Taxation and Revenue Recycling Under Monopoly Unions.

Strand, J. - Økonomisk institutt, Universitetet i Oslo - 1996

We consider a model where a given number of firms decide on a pollution-reducing production technology, and then hire workers who subsequently form a monopoly union which sets the wage. We study the possibility of "double dividents", i.e. simultaneous reduction in pollution and increases in...

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Valuation of Environmental Goods in Profit and Non-Profit Housing Sectors: Evidence from the Rental Market in the City of Zurich

Banfi, Silvia; Filippini, Massimo; Horehájová, Andrea - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES) 144 (2008) IV, pp. 631-654

This paper analyses the impact of electromagnetic pollution, noise and air pollution on the rent level for the aggregated and disaggregated market in the city of Zurich, Switzerland. Although there is no conclusive assessment about the health impacts of electromagnetic radiation people are...

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