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While economists have been contributing to the discussion of various aspects of sustainability for decades, it is just … recently that the term “sustainability economics” was used explicitly in the ecological, environmental, and resource economics … community. Yet, the contributions that use the term “sustainability economics” do not refer to any explicit definition of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008617002
sustainability. To gather this information for an important ecological-economic system, we conducted a survey of commercial cattle …
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We analyze a dynamic and stochastic ecological-economic model of grazing management in semi-arid rangelands. The non-equilibrium ecosystem is driven by stochastic precipitation. A risk averse farmer chooses a grazing management strategy under uncertainty such as to maximize expected utility from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009004744
We empirically study personal norms of sustainability, conceptualized according to the norm-activation theory and … operationalized under the notion of strong ecological-economic sustainability. Our case study is commercial cattle farming in semi …
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Two important policy goals in intergenerational problems are Pareto-efficiency and sustainability, i …-off. Our analysis highlights two salient characteristics of sustainability problems and policy: (i) temporal irreversibility, i …-environment systems (“unknown unknowns”). If initially unknown sustainability problems become apparent and policy is enacted after …
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We study the determinants and interactions of sustainability and risk management with a cross-sectional dataset on … sustainability and risk management within this context, identify their determinants and analyse relevant interactions. Our results … interest groups or governmental support, instead, do not impact on the sustainability of the farm. Risk management itself is …
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sustainability. To gather this information for an important ecological-economic system, we conducted a survey of commercial cattle …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265926
While economists have been contributing to the discussion of various aspects of sustainability for decades, it is just … recently that the term sustainability economics was used explicitly in the ecological, environmental, and resource economics … community. Yet, the contributions that use the term sustainability economics do not refer to any explicit definition of the term …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265935
the availability of rain-index insurance affects the sustainability of rangeland management. We show that a rain …-being while not impairing the sustainability of rangeland management. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265945
We analyze a dynamic and stochastic ecological-economic model of grazing management in semi-arid range lands. The non-equilibrium ecosystem is driven by stochastic precipitation. A risk averse farmer chooses a grazing management strategy under uncertainty such as to maximize expected utility...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011422121