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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... Population and Nutrient Loads I-M Gren Land use and population in the drainage basin Nutrient loads to the Baltic Sea 3 Wetlands as Nutrient Sinks C Folke and Å Jansson Wetland distribution within the Baltic Sea drainage basin ...
... population in the drainage basin 2.3 Allocation of population in the drainage basin countries 2.4 Country allocation of the drainage basins' land area 2.5 Drainage basins of the Baltic Sea 2.6 Nitrogen loads from different countries 2.7 ...
... population concentrations Figure 1.1 The Baltic Drainage Basin - Watershed Regions Marine pollution has , until recent decades , been considered as only a relatively localized problem , primarily due to the vast dilution effect of the ...
... populations (HELCOM, 1996). The effects of toxic substances on the Baltic ecosystem have been severe, however, and they still ... population has been on the verge of extinction due to intensive fishing, but also due to eutrophication.
... population concentrations. The total population of 85 million is unevenly distributed with more than 50 million on the southern side of the Baltic Sea. Other large population centres, such as the St Petersburg region (8 million ...
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 |