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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... Baltic Regions Denmark SWEDEN FINLAND Finland Germany Bothnian Sea Iceland ... Drainage Basin - Watershed Regions Marine pollution has , until recent decades , been considered as ... water sea further enhance the effects of the large inputs.
... sea further enhance the effects of the large inputs of polluting substances ... Baltic. The ultimate purpose of this book is to identify strategies for an ... drainage basins and therefore analytical methods and techniques should be ...
... Sea has also been contaminated by toxic substances including pesticide residues and heavy-metals transported from sources in the drainage ... Baltic ecosystem have been severe, however, and they still represent a ... Sea are municipalities ...
... drainage basin are such that a change in environmental pressure in one country can result in impacts across the entire basin. However, the target sources ... water quality decline in the Baltic Sea and the Management and policy evaluation.
The Ecological Economics of the Baltic Ing-Marie Gren, R. Kerry Turner, Frederick Wulff. The water quality decline in the Baltic Sea and the importance of the interdependence between the Baltic Sea countries in this degradation process ...
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 |