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Are coastal protective hard structures still applicable with respect to shoreline changes in Sri Lanka?

Abeykoon, L.C.K.; Thilakarathne, E.P.D.N.; … - 2021

Monitoring the changes in coastlines is an important matter and has been the subject of great concern in recent years. The Western and North-Western provincial coasts of Sri Lanka are economically significant and have a highly dynamic nature. This study used satellite images from the Google...

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Der Ausbau Erneuerbarer Energien im Föderalismus und Mehrebenensystem – Neoklassische und neoinstitutionalistische Perspektiven

Rave, Tilmann - 2016

Einen Kern der Energiewende bildet der Ausbau Erneuerbarer Energien in Deutschland. Be-sonders im Strombereich greifen dabei EU-, Bundes-, Landes- und Kommunalpolitik sowie bürgerschaftliches Engagement eng ineinander, allerdings nicht immer reibungslos. Ziel dieser Studie ist es, bestimmte...

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Circular economy measures to keep plastics and their value in the economy, avoid waste and reduce marine litter

ten Brink, Patrick; Schweitzer, Jean-Pierre; Watkins, Emma - 2018

We live in the plastic age (the "plasticene"), producing over 300 million tonnes (mt) of plastic every year globally, 5-15 mt of which flow into already polluted oceans. Plastic remains a key material in the global economy, but low rates of collection, reuse and recycling, emissions of...

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Changing livelihoods in rural Cambodia: Evidence from panel household data in Stung Treng

Sharma, Rasadhika; Nguyen, Thanh Tung; Grote, Ulrike; … - 2016

Analysis of livelihood strategies can aid to understand and resolve problems associated with vulnerability to poverty and food security. This paper aims to identify and describe the changes in rural livelihood activities by using household data for 2013 and 2014 collected in Stung Treng,...

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Carbon farming in Africa: Opportunities and challenges for engaging smallholder farmers

Schilling, Friederike; Baumüller, Heike; Ecuru, Julius; … - 2023

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) highlights the importance of reaching net-zero CO2 emissions globally by 2050. Unlocking the potential of natural climate solutions in the strive for net-zero emissions is increasingly gaining attention. A large potential may arise from the...

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Ecosystems and Human Health: The Local Benefits of Forest Cover in Indonesia

Garg, Teevrat - 2019

This paper documents the effect of primary forest cover loss on increased incidence of malaria. The evidence is consistent with an ecological response. I show that land use change, anti-malarial programs or migration cannot explain the effect of primary forest cover loss on increased malarial...

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Exports and Externalities: the other sideof trade and ecological risk

Warziniack, Travis; Finnoff, David; Shogren, Jason F.; … - Alfred-Weber-Institut für Sozial- und … - 2009

This paper develops a general equilibrium model to measure welfare eects of taxesfor correcting environmental externalities caused by domestic trade, focusing on externalities that arise through exports. Externalities from exports come from a number ofsources. Domestically owned ships, planes,...

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Institutions and preferences determine resilience of ecological-economic systems

Quaas, Martin F.; Baumgärtner, Stefan; Derissen, Sandra; … - 2008

of, some natural dynamics of ecosystems. Rather, human preferences and management institutions are themselves important …

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Harvesting in an integrated general equilibrium model

Eichner, Thomas (contributor); Pethig, Rüdiger (contributor) - 2007

Harvesting of prey biomass is analyzed in an integrated ecological-economic system whose submodels, a predator-prey ecosystem and a simple economy, are microfounded dynamic general equilibrium models. These submodels are interdependent because the ecosystem responds to harvesting - through the...

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Recreational, cultural and aesthetic services from estuarine and coastal ecosystems

Ghermandi, Andrea; Nunes, Paulo A. L. D.; Portela, Rosimeiry - 2009

The role of economic analysis in guiding the sustainable development of estuarine and coastal ecosystems is … the conclusion that the non-material values provided by coastal and estuarine ecosystems in terms of recreational … ; coral reefs ; cultural values ; ecosystem services valuation ; ecosystem services ; estuarine ecosystems ; marine protected …

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