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We develop a comprehensive multi-level approach to ecological economics (CML-approach) which integrates philosophical considerations on the foundations of ecological economics with an adequate operationalization. We argue that the subject matter and aims of ecological economics require a...
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Sustainability and efficiency are potentially conflicting social objectives in natural resource management. We propose … determines the maximal tenure length guaranteeing that the sustainability goal is obeyed for sure over the entire period. In …
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We study how human preferences affect the resilience of economies that depend on more than one type of natural resources. In particular, we analyze whether the degree of substitutability of natural resources in consumer needs may give rise to multiple steady states and path dependence even when...
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We analyze a dynamic and stochastic ecological-economic model of grazing management in semi-arid rangelands. The non-equilibrium ecosystem is driven by stochastic precipitation. A risk averse farmer chooses a grazing management strategy under uncertainty such as to maximize expected utility from...
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characterization of this system in respect to risk, management and sustainability. …
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We empirically study personal norms of sustainability, conceptualized according to the normactivation theory and … operationalized under the notion of strong ecological-economic sustainability, for commercial cattle farmers in semi-arid rangelands … sustainability that are heterogeneous across farmers, but vary little with socio-demographic or environmental characteristics. We …
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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that includes a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) with 169 specific targets could be a step forward in achieving efficient governance and policies for global sustainable development. An essential element will be the global indicator...
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