Ecological economics of sustainable watershed management

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Erickson, Jon D., Messner, Frank, Ring, Irene, 1961-
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2007.
• Σειρά: Advances in the economics of environmental resources ; v. 7.
• Θέματα: Business & Economics > Economics > General.; Business & Economics > Development > Sustainable Development.; Management of land & natural resources.; Environmental economics.; Natural resources.

 The papers in this volume illustrate the power of a scientific approach to ecological economics. Good science is a careful blend of theory and empirical testing. Theory without empirical grounding is of no practical value and random case studies without a theoretical context are not generalizable. The back and forth interplay between theory and evidence is apparent in the modeling exercises, evaluation studies, and policy design described in this book. Watershed management has been chosen as a concrete focus to illuminate the facets of sustainability. It requires both a deep understanding of the natural processes in watersheds and of the societal processes which strongly depend on the natural watershed services. Furthermore, country-specific governance structures need to be considered to fine-tune the design of sustainable watershed policies in order to approach an interaction of society and nature, which ensures a long term use of water resources without adverse effects on society and the environment. This book has accepted the challenge to tackle the complex scientific underpinning of sustainable watershed analysis and management and will reveal basic ecological economic knowledge and methodological approaches in this prominent field of research. 

 River basin management in Germany : past experiences and challenges ahead / Daniel Petry, Ines Dombrowsky -- Integrated agricultural and hydrological modeling within an intensive livestock region / Peter Kreins, Horst Gmöann, Sylvia Herrmann, Ralf Kunkel, Frank Wendland -- Integration of agro-economic analysis and ecological modelling / Thomas G. Schmidt -- Regional economic modeling and spatial key sector analysis / Audra A. Nowosielski, Jon D. Erickson -- Residential location theory, modeling, and scenario analysis of urban growth and planning / John M. Polimeni, Jon D. Erickson -- Multicriteria decision analysis : overview and implications for environmental decision making / Caroline M. Hermans, Jon D. Erickson -- Integration of economic evaluation into water management simulation / Frank Messner, Hagen Koch, Michael Kaltofen -- Integrated assessment of water policy strategies in the context of global change : the integrative methodological approach and its application in the Spree and Schwarze Elster river basins / Frank Messner -- Ecological economics at the watershed scale : comparing and contrasting the United States and German experiences and approaches / Jon D. Erickson, Frank Messner, Irene Ring -- Urban metabolism and payment for ecosystem services : history and policy analysis of the New York City water supply / Melinda Kane, Jon D. Erickson -- Fiscal transfers for compensating local ecological services in Germany / Irene Ring -- Cost recovery for water services according to the EU water framework directive / Herwig Unnerstall, Frank Messner -- Trading as a U.S. water quality management tool : prospects for a market alternative / James W. Boyd, Leonard A. Shabman, Kurt Stephenson -- The evolution of watershed management in the United States / Austin Troy -- Scenario analysis in the Elbe river basin as part of integrated assessment / Frank Messner -- Scenario analysis of economy-ecology interactions in the Hudson river basin / Bongghi Hong, Karin E. Limburg, Myrna H. Hall, Jon D. Erickson.