Category: Ecosystem Valuation

Determining when payments are an effective policy approach to ecosystem service provision

By CostBenefit on Sep 1, 2010 | In General, Academic Study/Journal Article, Ecosystem Valuation, Regulatory Analysis, Methods, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: There are several policy tools available for the provision of ecosystem services. The economic characteristics of the ecosystem service being provided, such as rivalry and excludability, along with the spatial scale at which benefits accrue can… more »

Assessing the cost-effectiveness of the water purification function of wetlands for environmental planning

By CostBenefit on Aug 16, 2010 | In Water, Europe, Academic Study/Journal Article, Wetlands, Nitrogen/Nitrates, Ecosystem Valuation, Regulatory Analysis, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Costs and Benefits, Wastewater

Abstract: A reduction of nutrient input into freshwater and marine water bodies is a prerequisite for the restoration of healthy aquatic ecosystems and for the achievement of the ambitious goals of the European Water Framework Directive and the HELCOM an… more »

Green accounting and sustainability of the Peruvian metal mining sector

By CostBenefit on Aug 14, 2010 | In General, Land, Latin America, Academic Study/Journal Article, Natural Resource Damages, Ecosystem Valuation, Methods, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: This paper estimates the true economic income of Peru’s metal mining sector for the period 1992–2006, using a model of green economic income based on Hamilton (2000). The total depletion of natural capital caused by metal mining is calculated b… more »

An Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management framework: the efficient, regional-level planning tool for management agencies

By CostBenefit on Aug 2, 2010 | In Water, Academic Study/Journal Article, Endangered Species, Ecosystem Valuation, Regulatory Analysis, Computer Software/Database/Model, Methods, Costs and Benefits, Socio-Political-Cognitive-Economics

Abstract: The value of applying a regional level, Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management (EBFM) framework, which is a step-wise, hierarchical, risk-based approach, was tested on the West Coast Bioregion of Western Australia. With structured stakeholder inp… more »

Ecological–economic assessment of aquaculture options: Comparison between abalone monoculture and integrated multi-trophic aquaculture of abalone and seaweeds

By CostBenefit on Aug 1, 2010 | In Water, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Land + Water, Africa, Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Academic Study/Journal Article, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Nitrogen/Nitrates, Ecosystem Valuation, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) possesses ecological and socio-economic advantages, relative to single-species aquaculture. The promotion of a sustainable aquaculture industry requires that decision-makers, ecosystem managers and fa… more »
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