The Economics of Non-Convex Ecosystems

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Dasgupta, Partha (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Mäler, Karl-Göran (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2004.
• Σειρά: The Economics of Non-Market Goods and Resources, 4
• Θέματα: Environmental economics.; Economics.; Environmental Economics.

Economists all too often assume that ecosystem and population dynamics are subject to convex (even linear) processes. However, research by ecosystem and population ecologists has shown that the processes in question are very often non-convex. This has important implications for environmental and res...

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• The Economics of Non-Convex Ecosystems: Introduction
• Scale and Scaling in Ecological and Economic Systems
• Convex Relationships in Ecosystems Containing Mixtures of Trees and Grass
• Managing Systems with Non-convex Positive Feedback
• The Economics of Shallow Lakes
• Multiple Species Boreal Forests - What Faustmann Missed
• Evaluating Projects and Assessing Sustainable Development in Imperfect Economies.