We develop a comprehensive multi-level approach to ecological economics (CML-approach) which integrates philosophical considerations on the foundations of ecological economics with an adequate operationalization. We argue that the subject matter and aims of ecological economics require a...

Das 5. Leipziger Auensymposium fand zum Tag des Leipziger Auwaldes am 16. April 2011 im Festsaal des Neuen Rathauses zu Leipzig statt. Es wurde veranstaltet von der Universität Leipzig mit der Stadt Leipzig, dem Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung – UFZ und dem NABU Regionalverband...

The ecological literature suggests that biodiversity reduces the variance of ecosystem services. Thus, conservative biodiversity management has an insurance value to risk-averse users of ecosystem services. We analyze a conceptual ecological-economic model in which such management measures...