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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... tion tion Denmark 1007 46 1859 276 60 162 Estonia 423 54 303 8 10 531 Finland 1542 41 1657 477 32 1402 Germany 526 15 43,340 258 55 150 Latvia 1321 66 261 237 55 193 Lithuania 742 58 241 109 52 92 Poland 3221 59 1119 1625 58 559 Russian ...
... tion and environmental costs of nitrogen loads . The Pareto - efficient solu- tion is defined as a situation in which no region is made worse off than they were prior to any reduction ; and the Nash non - cooperative equilib- rium ...
... tion agreements are implemented in each country at no cost . In Gren and Brännlund ( 1995 ) it is shown that the cost of enforcing a nitrogen - fertilizer charge may correspond to 25 per cent of total costs . Since there are large ...
Contents
Land Use Population and Nutrient Loads | 17 |
Wetlands as Nutrient Sinks | 28 |
Costeffective Nutrient Reductions to the Baltic | 45 |
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