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. |
From inside the book
... Calculating load and retention The retention results in context The wetland footprint of Baltic cities Summary of major results PART II: ECONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL EVALUATION 4 Cost-effective Nutrient Reductions to the Baltic Sea I-M Gren ...
... Calculated domestic and exported marginal benefits , SEK / kg nitrogen reduction 8.5 Nitrogen reductions , percentage , and net benefits ( millions of SEK ) for different regions under alternative solution concepts travel cost method ...
... calculating the value of ecological services for human society. Åsa Johannesson has a degree in economics from the Stockholm School of Economics. Her thesis work, together with Paula Randås, included the estimation of economy-wide costs ...
... 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 under 1 and 2 ...
... calculated. According to the estimates derived via a geographical information system (GIS) presented in Chapter 2, the total area of the Baltic Drainage Basin is approximately 1,745,000 km2 and contains about 85 million people. The area ...
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 |