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. |
From inside the book
... Sea has also been contaminated by toxic substances including pesticide residues and heavy-metals transported from sources in the drainage basin ... Sea are municipalities, industries and agriculture, located both in the coastal zone and also ...
... Sea policies. The biophysical and socio-economic characteristics of the Baltic Sea and its drainage basin are such that a change in environmental pressure in one country can result in impacts across the entire basin. However, the target ...
... Sea and the importance of the interdependence between the Baltic Sea countries in this degradation process were formally ... drainage basin region. The first decade of the Helsinki Convention did not prove to be very successful. The ...
... Sea and its drainage basin that can be classified into three categories: 1. Pressure analysis – process data linking emission sources with nutrient loads to the Baltic Sea. This includes firstly, the investigation of all emission ...
... Sea and its drainage basin, making the approaches and results presented in this book quite novel in this respect. Projects with similar aims have been applied only to small watersheds and not on a transnational basis. There are good ...
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 | |
Other editions - View all
Managing a Sea: The Ecological Economics of the Baltic Ing-Marie Gren,R. Kerry Turner,Fredrik Wulff Limited preview - 2000 |