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Addressing the wicked problem of water resource management: An ecosystem services approach [PDF]
This paper develops a systematic assessment of the sustainability of ecosystem services provided by rivers impacted by water storage projects. Given the conflicting preferences amongst stakeholders and the incomplete, uncertain and contradictory ...
Cullen, Ross +2 more
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Sustainable FuturesThis paper examines the influence of energy price fluctuations on the current account balances of 47 countries between 1995 and 2023, with a particular focus on the varying responses contingent on countries' economic profiles, energy dependence, and the ...
Rafik Nashi, Hicham Ouakil
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, 1999 We calculate up to four loops the free energy of the two-dimensional (2D) O(n) nonlinear sigma-model regularized on the lattice with the 0-loop and 1-loop Symanzik improved actions.
't Hooft +32 more
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Subjective perceptions about benefit and cost levels in contingent valuation
Agricultural and Resource Economics ReviewThis paper hypothesizes that respondents in contingent valuation surveys may form different benefit and cost levels that deviate from the levels specified by the researcher. The conceptual framework investigates potential biases based on the direction of
Julian J. Hwang
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ECOPOLITICS OF ‘GREEN ECONOMY’, ENVIRONMENTALISM AND EDUCATION [PDF]
The ‘green economy’ has emerged as a strong policy direction in Obama’s administration with $100 billion in dedicated funds over the next decade to provide infrastructure investment for a range of initiatives including alternative energy technologies ...
MICHAEL A. PETERS, RODRIGO BRITEZ
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Public Perceptions of the Midwest\u27s Pavements - Iowa - Executive Summary [PDF]
, 2001 This report summarizes Iowa results of a five year, Pooled Fund study involving the Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota DOTs designed to 1) assess the public\u27s perceptions of the departments’ pavement improvement strategies and 2) to develop customer-based
Giese, James K. +4 more
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Bioeconomic modeling of wetlands and waterfowl in Western Canada: Accounting for amenity values [PDF]
This study extends an original bioeconomic model of optimal duck harvest and wetland retention by bringing in amenity values related to the nonmarket (in situ) benefits of waterfowl plsi the ecosystem values of wetlands themselves.
van Kooten, G. Cornelis +2 more
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Marine Protected Areas in Fisheries Management [PDF]
The use of protected areas as a fishery management tool has been suggested as a hedge against management failures and variation in harvests. A stochastic bioeconomic model of a two-species fishery will be used to test the performance of protected areas ...
Greenville, Jared W. +1 more
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Public Perceptions of the Midwest’s Pavements - Wisconsin - Executive Summary [PDF]
, 2001 This report summarizes Wisconsin results of a five year, Pooled Fund study involving the Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota DOTs designed to 1) assess the public\u27s perceptions of the departments’ pavement improvement strategies and 2) to develop customer ...
Giese, James K. +4 more
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Estimating Visitors’ Willingness to Pay for the Pasargad Historical Palaces: Using Contingent Valuation Method [PDF]
پژوهشهای اقتصادی, 2010 The aim of this study is to examine the main determinants of visitors' willingness to Pay (WTP) for the Pasargad Historical Palaces using contingent valuation method (CVM).
Zakaria Farajzadeh +2 more
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