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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... nutrient loads from the SEBR are confirmed by the load calculations presented in Chapter 2. Poland and Germany ... reductions. The nutrient load would probably be higher if it were not for the remaining wetlands, however, in particular ...
... reductions correspond to about 20 per cent of the cost of the same nitrogen reductions as measured in percentage ... nutrient. The total cost of a 50 per cent nutrient abatement policy is reduced by about 5 per cent if simultaneous ...
... nutrient load reduction make it difficult to carry out a study where reductions are valued in monetary terms. Some commentators would, in any case, argue that the Baltic Sea has intrinsic environmental value and that it also has value ...
... nutrient reductions beyond Poland's borders . Thus , under an uncoordinated nitrogen reduction regime , these countries will reduce much less than is optimal for the whole region . The richer countries may therefore have to provide the ...
... NUTRIENT. LOADS. Ing-Marie. Gren. The calculation of the costs of different nutrient-reductions strategies for the Baltic Sea requires information on the human activities generating the nitrogen and phosphorous emissions and their locations ...
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 |