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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... measures. However, from a management point of view, the decisions are 'simple' when toxic substances accumulate that cause a reduction in human welfare. They should be banned or phased out. For nutrients causing eutrophication, the ...
... measures are much more concentrated, largely lying within the national boundaries of the 'transition economies' in the SEBR. Localised abatement action in one sub-basin can in some circumstances can also lead to increased damaged ...
... measures reducing the nutrient loads. The second is the absence of institutions and mechanisms for undertaking nutrient reduction investments. The ultimate purpose of this book is to help fill this knowledge gap by presenting results ...
... measures. This means a configuration of measures that generates a given reduction in the pollutant load to the Baltic Sea at minimum cost. The cost-benefit criterion is too narrow, however, in situations where not all resource values ...
... measures for reducing the nutrient loads to the Baltic Sea, and the calculation of their impacts and costs. In principle, three classes of nutrient-load reduction options are included: 1. process-related or end-of-pipe measures which ...
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 |