The theory for a general equilibrium ecosystem model that can include large number of interacting species is presented. Features include: 1) individual plants and animals are assumed to behave as if they are maximizing their net energy intake, 2) short and long-run equilibriums are obtained, 3)...

Die Rubrik »Kurz zum Klima« erscheint nun bereits seit drei Jahren mit nahezu 60 Ausgaben. Dieser Beitrag greift drei Themen aus den Bereichen Energie-, Klima- und Umweltpolitik – das Reserven-Produktions-Verhältnis, die weltweite CO2-Reduktion und das Problem der Überfischung – erneut...

The paper sketches the history of environmentalism by tracing the contours of the post industrialised world. The pantheistic relationship between man and nature was seriously compromised and their interaction became complicated by increasing inequality and poverty of the working classes and the...

Environmental and human exploitation are connected and occurring around the world due in large part to the mining of rare earth metals. In places like Brazil, the Congo and Peru in modern-day slave labor fuels mining camps, while degrading the quality of local fishing and agricultural...

Both energy and the environment are inputs into production, influencing the economy and the overall welfare of the population. While the economy itself has been a central focus of economic history from its inception, energy and the environment have received more limited attention. On the energy...

Die Rubrik »Kurz zum Klima« erscheint nun bereits seit drei Jahren mit nahezu 60 Ausgaben. Dieser Beitrag greift drei Themen aus den Bereichen Energie-, Klima- und Umweltpolitik – das Reserven-Produktions-Verhältnis, die weltweite CO2-Reduktion und das Problem der Überfischung – erneut...

Im vorliegenden Aufsatz wird ein Begriffskonzept entwickelt, das zum besseren Verständnis des Zusammenspiels der Dynamiken von Ökosystemen und Wirtschaft dient: das Konzept des Bestandes. Der Bestandsbegriff wird allgemein mengentheoretisch formuliert. Die zentrale Eigenschaft eines Bestandes...

Economists have a good understanding of intra-economic interdependence and a mature methodology of modeling it. Ecologists focus on the complex and sensitive interactions of species in ecosystems. This paper's objective is to suggest a new micro-foundation of ecosystem analysis based on economic...

This paper analyses the environmental dimensions the past accession of Greece, Portugal and Spain to the EU in order to draw lessons for the current accession of countries of Central and Eastern Europe. A distinction is made between scale, composition and technique effects. Two major conclusions...