Managing a Sea: The Ecological Economics of the BalticRoutledge, 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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... nitrogen and phosphorus to the Baltic Proper 5.6 Phosphorous reductions in ... load to the Baltic Sea 2.3 Nitrogen and phosphorus anthropogenic loads to ... total WTP values in countries of the Baltic Region 7.6 Hypothetical money ...
... total area of the Baltic Drainage Basin is approximately 1,745,000 km2 and ... load estimates that are presented in Chapter 2. These load estimates are unique in the sense that they relate coastal loads of nitrogen ... loads from the Structure ...
... total nitrogen load and approximately 66 per cent of the total phosphorous load. There are a number of differences between the nitrogen and phosphorus load. Agriculture is the largest source of nitrogen load, and accounts for ...
... nitrogen reduction target is increased from 40 to 50 per cent. The ... total cost of a 50 per cent nutrient abatement policy is reduced by about 5 ... load of the Baltic Proper and the Bothnian Sea will have impacts on the concentration ...
... total economic value' which encompasses both use values and so-called non ... load of nitrogen in the Baltic Sea by 50 per cent. Part III contains three ... load of nitrogen by 50 per cent. They apply the so-called Chander- Tulkens model ...
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 |