Portugal has a unitary system in which the central government transfers funds to lower government levels for their public functions. In 2007, Portugal introduced Ecological Fiscal Transfers (EFT), where municipalities receive transfers for hosting Protected Areas (PA). We study whether...

Die Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, welche Voraussetzungen dafür erfüllt sein müssen, damit sich Naturschutzvorhaben, die Nutzungsverzichte und Veränderungen der gewohnten Landbewirtschaftung verfolgen, als regionales Anliegen etablieren können und nachhaltige Entwicklungen...

Machine generated contents note: Contents List of Acronyms List of Spanish Terms List of Images Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Part One: The Sphere of Tourism Consumption 1 Alpine-Style Mountaineering: Resolve and Death in the Andes 2 Adventure Trekking: Pursuing the Alpine Sublime Part...

"Debates continue to rage over the merits or flaws of public land and whether or not it should be privatized--or at least, radically reconfigured in some way. In Defense of Public Lands offers a comprehensive refutation of the market-oriented arguments. Steven Davis passionately advocates that...

Unter dem Begriff 'Neue Ökonomie der Natur' wird verstanden, den Naturschutz und die Erhaltung der biologischen Vielfalt vermehrt unter einer ökonomischen Sichtweise zu betrachten. Diese Perspektiven werden zum Teil heftig kritisiert. In diesem Beitrag werden die Hauptargumente der Kritiker...

In this paper, I develop an operational methodology to consistently compare alternative sustainability paradigms (weak sustainability [WS], strong sustainability [SS], a-growth [AG], and de-growth [DG]) and different assessment approaches (life-cycle assessment [LCA], cost-benefit analysis...

Die Agrar- und Forstpolitiken der EU und Deutschlands stehen in einem politökonomischen Spannungsverhältnis zwischen Wertschöpfung und Rohstoffproduktion als ökonomieorientierte Ziele einerseits, der Ökologisierung der Landnutzung andererseits und schließlich dem Ziel der Förderung der...

The relationship between land use and biodiversity is important to understand the decision support systems in order to attain sustainability. Nowadays, land use and biodiversity management is focused on protected areas, discarding other habitats, tending to favor exclusive property rights over...

Geography of risk / James Oakleaf, Christina M. Kennedy, Sharon Baruch-Mordo, and Joseph M. Kiesecker -- Challenges of a green future / Gert Jan Kramer -- Energy sprawl and wildlife conservation / Mark Hebblewhite -- Win-win for wind and wildlife / Joseph M. Kiesecker, Jeffrey S. Evans, Kei...

Introduction: the spectacle of nature and circuits of capitalism -- 1. Making, managing, and marketing East African nature -- 2. A landscape that functions ecologically and economically? -- 3. Seeing the world to save the world -- 4. Wise exchange, convention space, and transnational tournaments...

The aim of the paper is to assess the effectiveness of the implementation of EU nature conservation measures in Polish agriculture. Environmental regulations influence main groups of Common Agricultural Policy instruments. In the Pillar I of the policy, this refers to cross-compliance, while in...

Tourism is multi-faceted phenomenon and various stakeholders, levels of government, and sectors are closely interlinked. Governmental and non-governmental institutions, local communities, diverse professionals, and different sectors and tourists do show various perspectives about the management...

Wir benutzen den Capability- (Verwirklichungschancen-)Ansatz, um einen kürzlichen Naturschutzkonflikt in der Stadt Leipzig zu analysieren. Hier ließ eine staatliche Verwaltung im Rahmen ihres Konzepts von Hochwasserschutz Tausende Bäume in einem sehr beliebten Schutzgebiet fällen, was...

Zahlungen für Ökosystemdienstleistungen (Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) und auktionsbasierte Vergabeverfahren sind ein wichtiges und innovatives Instrument im Kampf gegen den fortwährenden Verlust von biologischer Vielfalt. Basierend auf einem Vertrag zwischen einem Leistungserbringer...

The paper’s aim is to assess effectiveness of the implementation of nature conservation measures in Polish agriculture. Environmental regulations influence main groups of Common Agricultural Policy instruments. In the I pillar of the policy, it refers to cross–compliance, in the II pillar it...

In this innovative book, Laura E. Huggins finds path breaking entrepreneurial solutions to difficult environmental challenges in some of the world's poorest areas. The approaches entrepreneurs are taking to these challenges involve establishing property rights and encouraging market exchange....

In this innovative book, Laura E. Huggins finds path breaking entrepreneurial solutions to difficult environmental challenges in some of the world's poorest areas. The approaches entrepreneurs are taking to these challenges involve establishing property rights and encouraging market exchange....