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Development and application of a new Forestation Index : global forestation patterns and drivers
Benedek, Zsófia; Fertő, Imre - 2013
cover increased between 1990 and 2010. As "forests" is a heterogeneous group, a biodiversity-corrected Forestation Index is … also introduced to distinguish between different forms of "environmentally valuable" new forests (that are expected to have … forestation and different types should be acknowledged - treatment of forests as a homogenous category is an oversimplification. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009777744
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Market dynamics, dynamic resource management and environmental policy in the context of (strong) sustainability
Klarl, Torben - 2010
In this paper, we investigate the relationship between market dynamics, dynamic resource management and environmental policy. In contrast to static market entry games, this paper draws attention to the effects of market dynamics on resource dynamics et vice versa, because (1) we show that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291746
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Rethinking evolution, entropy and economics: A triadic conceptual framework for the maximum entropy principle as applied to the growth of knowledge
Herrmann-Pillath, Carsten - 2010
Recently, the maximum entropy principle has been applied to explain the evolution of complex non-equilibrium systems, such as the Earth system. I argue that it can also be fruitfully deployed to reconsider the classical treatment of entropy in economics by Georgescu-Roegen, if the growth of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010300755
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Meaning and function in the theory of consumer choice: dual selves in evolving networks
Herrmann-Pillath, Carsten - 2010
Building on the philosophy of Charles Sanders Peirce, recent advances in biosemiotics have resulted into a concise framework for the analysis of signs in living systems. This paper explores the potential for economics and shows how biosemiotics can integrate two different research agendas, each...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010303838
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A modelling approach for allocating land-use in space to maximise social welfare - exemplified on the problem of wind power generation
Drechsler, Martin; Ohl, Cornelia; Meyerhoff, Jürgen; … - 2010
Land-use conflicts arise if land is scarce, land-use types are mutually exclusive, and vary in their effects with regard to more than one incongruent policy objective. If these effects depend on the spatial location of the land-use measures the conflict can be mediated through an appropriate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010304358
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Applying tradable permits to biodiversity conservation: effects of space-dependent ecological benefits and cost heterogeneity on habitat allocation
Drechsler, Martin; Wätzold, Frank - 2007
This paper is concerned with the cost-effective allocation of habitat for endangered species under spatio-temporally heterogeneous economic development. To address the dynamic dimension of the problem we consider tradable development rights (TDR) as the instrument of choice. A particular...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010304549
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An agglomeration payment for cost-effective biodiversity conservation in spatially structured landscapes
Drechsler, Martin; Johst, Karin; Wätzold, Frank; … - 2007
Compensation schemes in which land owners receive payments for voluntarily managing their land in a biodiversity-enhancing manner have become one of the most important instruments for biodiversity conservation worldwide. One key challenge when designing such schemes is to account for the spatial...
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Uncertainty and sustainability in the management of semi-arid rangelands
Quaas, Martin; Baumgärtner, Stefan; Becker, Christian; … - 2004
We analyze a dynamic and stochastic ecological-economic model of grazing management in semi-arid range lands. 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011422121
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Relative and absolute scarcity of nature: Assessing the roles of economics and ecology for biodiversity conservation
Baumgärtner, Stefan; Becker, Christian; Faber, Malte; … - 2004
Our aim in this essay is to identify and analyze some of the difficulties with interdisciplinary integration of economic and ecological contributions to the study of biodiversity loss. We develop our analysis from a widely accepted definition of economics which is based on the concept of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011422126
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How to be an Ecological Economist
Faber, Malte - 2007
To answer the question "How to be an Ecological Economist", we must start by defining the field of Ecological Economics. Mainstream Economics altogether lacks the concepts required to deal adequately with nature, justice and time. It was the absence of these three concepts in this otherwise...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011422164