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On measuring wealth: A case study on the state of Queensland
Asafu-Adjaye, J.; Brown, R. P.; Straton, A. - 2005
In order for policy makers to plan effectively for sustainable development, there is a need for measures of welfare that consider changes in the natural capital stock. Current measures based on conventional national accounting are flawed because they are based solely on flow measures and do not...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009447970
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INCOME, WEALTH, AND LIFE SATISFACTION
Hitaj, Ermal - 2010
This dissertation inquires into the relationship between income, aspirations, and life satisfaction in post-transition Russia. It first explores the channels through which adaptation and social comparison contribute to higher income aspirations. The results show that social comparison is a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009450924
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Экологически скорректированный ВРПкак макроэкономический индикаторэкономического роста региона(на примере Красноярского края)...
Зандер, Е.В.; Zander, Yevgeniya V.; … - 2010
В статье рассматриваются вопросы, связанные с необходимостью корректировкимакроэкономических показателей с целью учета в них экологической компоненты....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009461505
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Is the Genuine Progress Indicator really genuine? Considering well-being impacts of exports and imports
Clarke, Matthew - 2007
The Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) is estimated as if nations operate within a closed economy. Therefore, in terms of coverage, the GPI is most analogous to Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Indeed, within the relevant literature, these two indicators are most often contrasted. However,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009483739
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Impacts of Population and Income Growth Rates on Threatened Mammals and Birds
Pandit, Ram; Laband, David - 2011
Per capita income and human population levels in a country have direct influences on itsenvironmental outcomes. Countries with same level of income may have different rate ofincome growth and vice versa, suggesting that the influence of the rate of income growth onenvironmental outcomes could be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443801
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Spatially explicit farming system modelling for an efficient agri-environmental policy design
Havlik, Petr; Bamiere, Laure; Jacquet, Florence; Millet, Guy - 2008
A mathematical programming model is developed and associated to a spatial pattern index (Ripley L function) to analyse the optimal reserve design and implementation for the Little Bustard conservation in Plaine de Niort. The model structure corresponds to three spatial levels, fields, farm and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009445725
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Definitions of Biodiversity and Measures of Its Value
Simpson, R. David - 2002
, there is no consensus among either biologists or economists on the most meaningful measures of biodiversity. Fundamentally …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009446690
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Empirical Accounting of Adaptation to Environmental Change: Organizational Competencies and Biodiversity in Finnish Forest Management
Primmer, Eeva; Wolf, Steven A. - 2009
"Integration of biodiversity conservation into economic utilization of natural resources has become a central response … for biodiversity conservation. We analyze the scale, scope, and distribution of the resources and competencies that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468323
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Social Role-Play Games Vs Individual Perceptions of Conservation and PES Agreements for Maintaining Rubber Agroforests in Jambi (Sumatra), Indonesia
Villamor, Grace B.; van Noordwijk, Meine - 2011
as a step toward institutionalized reward schemes for agro-biodiversity using questionnaires and roleplaying games (RPG …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468334
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Context-Dependent Biodiversity Conservation Management Regimes
Gjertsen, Heidi; Behr, Diji Chandrasekharan - 2000
"The central challenge of tropical biodiversity conservation involves reconciling private and social incentives to … conserving biodiversity is context-specific. "This paper addresses the question of where to vest different forms of authority to … ensure biodiversity conservation and an equitable distribution of benefits and costs. There has been little theory or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468344