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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... income is largest , as a share of consumer income , in the Baltic States , where it is between 4 and 9 per cent . The corresponding share is less in Poland , between 0.5 and 6 per cent . The import of permits constitutes a cost for ...
... income from permit exports , but in their case this income as a share of total consumer income is smaller , and is not enough to compensate for the extra cost incurred from reducing their emission . At the 40 per cent reduction level ...
... income and demand negatively , and thereby also the factor prices , which fall compared to the case of ... income from exporting permits , this is not enough to com- pensate for the increased cost of reducing the emissions . The country ...
Contents
Land Use Population and Nutrient Loads | 17 |
Wetlands as Nutrient Sinks | 28 |
Costeffective Nutrient Reductions to the Baltic | 45 |
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