The Economics of Non-Convex Ecosystems

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Dasgupta, Partha. (Editor), Mäler, Karl-Göran. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2004.
• Series: The Economics of Non-Market Goods and Resources, 4
• Subjects: Environmental economics.; Economics.; Environmental Economics.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.