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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... implying that reductions in nitrogen loads improve the conditions of the Sea. Reductions in the phosphorous load of the Gulf of Riga in order to improve the bay water quality, implies the release and transport of nitrogen to the Baltic ...
... implies the calculation of costs for nutrient reductions for all possible options, and an estimation of the benefits from associated reductions. 3. Drainage basin wide policy response analysis – if sufficient information is obtained ...
... imply that the impact of a given nutrient load reduction in the Baltic Sea is larger for phosphorus than for nitrogen, which therefore implies lower costs for nutrient load reductions. The nutrient load would probably be higher if it ...
... implies a cost advantage compared to other measures targeted at a single nutrient. The total cost of a 50 per cent nutrient abatement policy is reduced by about 5 per cent if simultaneous reductions in nitrogen and phosphorous are ...
... imply large differences in net benefits between countries , depends on their nitrogen - reduction costs , and the marine transport of nutrients in the Baltic Sea . According to the results , the countries could together receive a ...
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 |