Four essays on environmental policy under uncertainty with applications to water quality and carbon sequestration

The article notes that in recent years, water quality has deteriorated sharply. To reduce this process, the introduction of ecosystems in economic entities is required. However, these measures must be subsidized by the state, as the costs are too high. It is necessary to adopt an environmental policy that would contributed to the organization of control over the use of water resources.

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Demand and supply of agricultural ES: towards benefit-based policy

European Review of Agricultural Economics ◽

10.1093/erae/jbz044 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 47 (3) ◽

pp. 1223-1249 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Annika Tienhaara ◽

Emmi Haltia ◽

Eija Pouta ◽

Kyösti Arovuori ◽

Ioanna Grammatikopoulou ◽

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Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Ecosystem Services ◽

Environmental Policy ◽

Willingness To Pay ◽

Discrete Choice ◽

Choice Experiment ◽

Willingness To Accept ◽

Demand And Supply ◽

Experiment Method ◽

Almost All

Abstract In order to integrate ecosystem services (ES) in designing agri-environmental policy, we investigated both the demand for, and supply of, ES from agricultural environments in Finland. Using the discrete choice experiment method, we measured citizens’ willingness to pay (WTP) for four different ES and analysed farmers’ compensation request (willingness to accept [WTA]) for producing these services. Biodiversity and water quality gathered the highest WTA of farmers, but also the highest WTP of citizens. Overall, the average WTA exceeded the WTP for almost all attributes and levels, but 20–27 per cent of farmers were willing to produce the ES with the compensation lower than citizens’ WTP.

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Effects of increased forest productivity and warmer climates on carbon sequestration, run-off water quality and accumulation of dead wood in a boreal landscape: A modelling study

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research ◽

10.1080/02827580903085171 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 24 (4) ◽

pp. 333-347 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Jan Weslien ◽

Leena Finér ◽

Jón Á. Jónsson ◽

Harri Koivusalo ◽

Ari Laurén ◽

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Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Carbon Sequestration ◽

Dead Wood ◽

Forest Productivity ◽

Run Off ◽

Boreal Landscape ◽

Modelling Study

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A Water Environmental Policy to Improve the Water Quality of Lake Kasumigaura Incorporating Residents' Preferences in the Basin

Studies in Regional Science ◽

10.2457/srs.34.219 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 219-245 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Katsuhiro SAKURAI ◽

Takeshi MIZUNOYA ◽

Shintaro KOBAYASHI ◽

Yoshiro HIGANO

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Environmental Policy ◽

Lake Kasumigaura

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Nutrient management for water quality protection: integrating research into environmental policy

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.1999.0558 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 39 (12) ◽

pp. 291-298 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

J. T. Sims ◽

N. Goggin ◽

J. McDermott

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Environmental Policy ◽

Nutrient Cycling ◽

Management Practices ◽

Nutrient Management ◽

Biological Processes ◽

Environmental Consequences ◽

Water Quality Protection ◽

Basic And Applied Research ◽

Water Eutrophication

Agriculture's impacts on water quality have been the focus of basic and applied research in Delaware for more than 25 years. Research has examined nutrient cycling in soils, nutrient transport from soils to water, and the environmental consequences of ground water contamination and surface water eutrophication by nutrients. Much of the research has specifically been oriented towards the development of agricultural management practices to prevent the degradation of water quality by nutrients. Other research has focused on increasing our understanding of the chemical, physical, and biological processes that control nutrient cycling and transport and improving the monitoring techniques needed to document how changing management practices affects water quality. Agencies responsible for water quality protection have sought to integrate this research into environmental policy, but have often been frustrated by the fragmented and sometimes contradictory nature of the information provided to them. This paper reviews key advances in research on nutrient management and water quality in Delaware and discusses the obstacles faced in translating research into widely accepted management practices and environmental policies.

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Moving Forward Together: An Introduction

Global Cities ◽

10.7551/mitpress/9780262035910.003.0001 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Robert Gottlieb ◽

Simon Ng

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Hong Kong ◽

Environmental Policy ◽

Los Angeles ◽

Urban Development ◽

Public Space ◽

Development Strategies ◽

Goods Movement ◽

Quality Water ◽

Policy Institute

This chapter serves as an Introduction to the book. It discusses the book’s origins and the connections between the authors and their respective organizations – the Urban & Environmental Policy Institute and Civic Exchange. It describes how Los Angeles and Hong Kong and several Chinese cities such as Shenzhen and Guangzhou have emerged as global cities, the urban development strategies they have pursued, and the urban environmental challenges they face. It answers the question, why a book about Los Angeles and Hong Kong and their connection to China and identifies for all three places the six urban environmental areas that will be analyzed – ports and goods movement, air quality, water supply and water quality, the food environment, transportation, and open and public space.

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