Managing a Sea: The Ecological Economics of the BalticIng-Marie Gren, R. Kerry Turner, Fredrik Wulff Earthscan, 2000 - 138 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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... Finland Germany Latvia Lithuania Poland Russian Federation Other Sweden A metropolitan area is defined as a settlement with a population greater than 250,000 . The population in a small city / town is between 200 and 250,000 , while ...
... Finland 31 1984 31 1945 14 28 Poland 53 -343 51 0 14 75 Germany 17 1324 17 1285 8 271 North Sweden 37 2221 37 2179 ... Finland and Estonia have a higher nitrogen reduction in the Nash equilibrium than under the other solutions . The ...
... Finland HELCOM ( 1993 ) The Baltic Sea Joint Comprehensive Environmental Action Programme , Baltic Sea Environmental Proceedings , no 48 , Helsinki , Finland HELCOM ( 1993 ) ' Summaries of the Pre - feasibility Studies ' , Baltic Sea ...
Contents
Land Use Population and Nutrient Loads | 17 |
Wetlands as Nutrient Sinks | 28 |
Costeffective Nutrient Reductions to the Baltic | 45 |
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