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Chapter 3. The nature of natural capital and ecosystem income
Fenichel, Eli P.; Abbott, Joshua K.; Yun, Seong Do - In: Handbook of environmental economics : Volume 4, (pp. 85-142). 2018
The natural capital concept is generating broad interest that extends well beyond economists. Economics has a long history of applying capital theory to natural resources. However, measurement of the value of ecosystems has mostly focused on income flows rather than valuing stocks of natural...
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Environmental Economics for Sustaining Development : Framework and Tools for Researchers and Policy Makers
Swami, Meenakshi S - 2022
Economics for managing our depleting resources and biodiversity is imperative part of development, more so since sustainable development has been placed on the prime platform for future sustenance of the planet. Sustainable development is at the heart of policy initiatives due to intensive...
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The living agroecological laboratories in Romania : case study - ecological vineyard from SCDVV Murfatlar
Ranca, Aurora; Toncea, Ion - In: Agrarian economy and rural development : trends and …, (pp. 223-230). 2022
experimented, aiming to by increasing the biodiversity of the viticultural ecosystem to improve environmental, economic and social … Murfatlar. All three pillars of sustainability: economic, social and environmental were improved when using the innovative … "operational difficulties" of the proposed techniques. The environmental impact of intercropping on wine plantations is a variable …
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The role of national ecosystem assessments in influencing policy making
Wilson, Lucy; Secades, Cristina; Narloff, Ulf; … - 2014
An ecosystem assessment is a social process through which the findings of science concerning the causes of ecosystem change, their consequences for human well-bring, and the management and policy options are evaluated. Ecosystem assessments can play an important role in synthesising and...
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Biodiversity and geography
Rauscher, Michael; Barbier, Edward - 2007
looks at optimal policies of biodiversity conservation. The subject of the paper is "natural" biodiversity, which is … choice of environmental-policy instruments, it is shown that Pigouvian taxes do not always establish the optimal allocation …. -- biodiversity ; new economic geography ; agglomeration ; species redundancy vs. endemism ; environmental regulation …
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Economic Valuation of a Wetland in West Bengal, India
Mukherjee, Sacchidananda - 2010
In the Gangetic flood plain of West Bengal, wetlands are used for multiple purposes, and have significant role in the livelihoods of the local people. Over the years, these Multiple Use Systems (MUSs) are getting converted to single use systems due to economic and social pressure from dominant...
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Biodiversity and Geography
Rauscher, Michael - 2014
looks at optimal policies of biodiversity conservation. The subject of the paper is natural biodiversity, which is … choice of environmental-policy instruments, it is shown that Pigouvian taxes do not always establish the optimal allocation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012751891
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Endangering the natural basis of life is unjust : on the status and future of the sustainability discourse
Becker, Christian; Ewringmann, Dieter; Faber, Malte; … - 2012
The paper critically examines the status of the sustainability discourse and sustainability politics against the backdrop of considerations about the meaning of justice in the context of sustainability. We argue that the preservation of the natural basis of life is by itself a requirement of...
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Limits to substitution between ecosystem services and manufactured goods and implications for social discounting
Drupp, Moritz A. - 2016 - This version: March 29, 2016
This paper examines implications of limits to substitution for estimating substitutability between ecosystem services and manufactured goods and for social discounting. Based on a model that accounts for a subsistence requirement in the consumption of ecosystem services, we provide empirical...
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The Economics of Biodiversity Loss
Giglio, Stefano; Kuchler, Theresa; Stroebel, Johannes; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
these fragility measures can help policymakers assess the risks induced by biodiversity loss and prioritize conservation …
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