Managing a Sea: The Ecological Economics of the BalticIng-Marie Gren, Kerry Turner, Fredrik Wulff Routledge, 2017 M07 28 - 150 pages Marine resources and fish stocks are now high on the international and economic research agendas, and the management of highly complex marine ecosystems is increasingly important. The task is complicated by the number of interlinked factors to be taken into account, such as social impacts, drainage systems, marine currents and the ecosystems involved. This interdisciplinary volume presents a comprehensive blueprint for managing a sea. Focused on the Baltic Sea, it employs a range of methods and techniques, including nutrient budgets and simulation models, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), economic valuation and policy analysis, to arrive at an assessment of causes and consequences of pollution in the sea and the management of its resources. From the analysis of data on land use, population, costs of nutrient reductions and associated impacts, it presents significant and highly practical empirical and policy results. It diagnoses the causes of marine degradation, identifies through the use of simulation models cost-effective strategies for remediation and sets out the policies to be pursued collectively by the countries around the sea to restore and manage their common resource. This is an exemplary study in the application of ecological economics to complex natural resource systems. It will be of interest to students, researchers and professionals working on any aspect of marine ecosystem management. |
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... abatement measures are much more concentrated, largely lying within the national boundaries of the 'transition economies' in the SEBR. Localised abatement action in one sub-basin can in some circumstances can also lead to increased ...
... abatement investment (HELCOM 1993, No 46). However, in spite of many years of monitoring and the suggestions in the early 1990s to reduce the pollutant loads from the hot spots the Baltic Sea is far from being a 'healthy' sea. There are ...
... abatement measures mentioned above have impacts on both nutrients. Under simultaneous reduction policies this feature implies a cost advantage compared to other measures targeted at a single nutrient. The total cost of a 50 per cent ...
... from previous chapters and demonstrate the outcome of such a cost-sharing mechanism. Predictions of cost-sharing schemes obtained from the Chander-Tulkens model are tested with actual data on abatement expenditures and.
... abatement expenditures and international assistance . Several recommendations on how to optimize the Baltic - wide clean - up programmes are then made . Chapter 8 by Gren , investigates whether the 50 per cent reduction target is the ...
Contents
Wetlands as Nutrient Sinks | |
The wetland footprint of Baltic cities | |
Limiting nutrient | |
Regional scale Gulf of Riga | |
Basinwide benefits | |
Winners and Losers from Baltic Sea Nitrogen Reductions | |
Summary and discussion | |
Simulation results | |
Conclusions | |
References | |
Index | |
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Managing a Sea: The Ecological Economics of the Baltic Ing-Marie Gren,R. Kerry Turner,Fredrik Wulff Limited preview - 2000 |