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Complementarity, impatience, and the resilience of natural-dependent economies
Quaas, Martin F.; Soest, Daniël Pieter van; … - 2011
interpretation and analysis of resilience, from viewing (limited) resilience as an objective property of the economy-environment … interpretation and analysis of resilience, from viewing (limited) resilience as an objective property of the economy-environment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009380175
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Complementarity, impatience, and the resilience of natural-dependent economies
Quaas, Martin F.; van Soest, Daan; Baumgärtner, Stefan - 2011
interpretation and analysis of resilience, from viewing (limited) resilience as an objective property of the economy-environment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286617
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Economic analysis, sustainability and environmental commons
Musu, Ignazio - 2013
issues: climate change and biodiversity. Involvement of governments and a reference framework provided by intergovernmental …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010223360
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014023894
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A model-based approach for designing cost-effective compensation payments for conservation of endangered species in real landscapes
Drechsler, Martin; Wätzold, Frank; Johst, Karin; … - 2005
payments for conservation of endangered species in real landscapes. The approach is used to develop a cost …-effective compensation payment scheme for conservation of an endangered butterfly species (Maculinea teleius) protected by the EU Habitats … Directive in the region of Landau, Germany. The economic model determines the costs of relevant conservation measures mowing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010469545
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Institutions and preferences determine resilience of ecological-economic systems
Quaas, Martin F.; Baumgärtner, Stefan; Derissen, Sandra; … - 2008
We perform a model analysis to study the origins of limited resilience in ecological-economic systems. We demonstrate that the resilience properties of the ecosystem are essentially determined by the management institutions and consumers' preferences for ecosystem services. In particular, we...
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Intergenerational transfers, lifetime welfare and resource preservation
Valente, Simone - 2006
This paper analyzes overlapping-generations models where natural capital is owned by selfish agents. Transfers in favor of young agents reduce the rate of depletion and increase output growth. It is shown that intergenerational transfers may be preferred to laissez-faire by an indefinite...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003459197
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Intergenerational Transfers, Lifetime Welfare and Resource Preservation
Valente, Simone - 2007
This paper analyzes overlapping-generations models where natural capital is owned by selfish agents. Transfers in favor of young agents reduce the rate of depletion and increase output growth. It is shown that intergenerational transfers may be preferred to laissez-faire by an indefinite...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014054320
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Management Strategies for Conservation of Natural Resources in Agriculture
Bachev, Hrabrin - 2013
governance modes (institutional environment; private, collective, market, and public modes) of natural resources conservation at …This paper suggests a holistic framework for assessment and improvement of management strategies for conservation of … assesses the efficiency of diverse management forms and strategies for conservation of natural resources in Bulgarian …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014158696
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Sustainability, Limited Substitutability, and Non-Constant Social Discount Rates
Traeger, Christian P. - 2013
The paper shows how limited substitutability in consumption between different classes of goods affects the magnitude and time development of social discount rates. It decomposes the discount rates into an absolute growth and a relative growth or substitutability effect. The paper relates...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014169770