Spatial Ecological-Economic Analysis for Wetland Management - Modelling and Scenario Evaluation of Land Use

Informationen zum Autor Jeroen van den Bergh is holder of the 2002 Royal/Shell Prize! awarded for academic research on sustainable development and energy in the natural! technological and social sciences. Aat Barendregt is lecturer in Environmental Sciences in the Faculty of Geography at Utrecht University! Utrecht! The Netherlands. Klappentext Wetlands are very sensitive and valuable ecosystems that are subject to much stress from human activities. The study presented here has developed an innovative triple layer framework for analysis of wetland management. This approach provides support for spatial matching between physical planning, hydrological and ecological processes, and economic activities. The authors describe how integrated modelling at the regional scale can be achieved in practice. Following an introduction to wetlands, theoretical aspects of the contributing disciplines are discussed, as well as various aspects of integrated and spatial modelling. An applied integrated assessment of spatial wetland management for the Vecht area between Amsterdam and Utrecht is then presented. This assessment has resulted in a set of linked hydrological, ecological and economic models, formulated at the level of grids and polders, and various types of evaluations and rankings of scenarios. The results indicate the value of maintaining spatial detail for as long as possible. Zusammenfassung In all parts of the world wetlands are endangered by human activities and development. This book approaches the study of wetlands management and development policy by using integrated ecosystem modelling that builds upon insights from hydrology! ecology and economics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Wetlands and science; 3. Integrated modelling and assessment; 4. Theoretical framework and method of integrated study; 5. The Vecht area: history, problems and policy; 6. Development scenarios for the Vecht area; 7. The spatial-ecological model: hydrology and ecology; 8. The spatial-economic model: agriculture, nature conservation and outdoor recreation; 9. Performance indicators for the evaluation; 10. Evaluation of the scenarios; 11. Conclusions: policy and research implications; References; Index....

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• Authors: Aat Barendregt, Barendregt Aat, Jeroen C. J. M. Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M. van de Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M. Van Den (Vrije Universiteit Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M. Van Den Barendregt Bergh, Alison Gilbert, Alison J. Gilbert, Gilbert Alison J., Jeroen C. J. M. van den Bergh
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.06.2004
• EAN: 9780521822305
• ISBN: 978-0-521-82230-5
• No. of pages: 254
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; NATURE / Natural Resources, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Lakes, Ponds & Swamps, Netherlands, environmental science, engineering & technology, Environmental Management, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Wetlands, Swamps, Fens