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What does degrowth do in/to empirical research? Methodological deliberations on placing degrowth ‘in the world’ Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 James Scott Vandeventer, Benedikt Schmid
This paper investigates how the notion of degrowth directs our focus as researchers, which leads us to deliberate on the consequences of empirically placing degrowth ‘in the world.’ We propose to rethink methodological questions about how phenomena are put into relation with notions of degrowth (or not) – and our own role as researchers in this process. Mobilizing the concept of diffraction, we argue
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Recreation in coastal environments: Estimating the non-market value of fishing harbors Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Alberto Ceccacci, Ana Faria Lopes, Luca Mulazzani, Giulio Malorgio
The importance of the fishing sector goes beyond food provisioning, by generating both positive and negative externalities. The benefits on tourism and the recreational appeal of coastal areas are often invoked among the positive externalities, even if their measurement may be hampered by the lack of market information. Non-market valuation methods can thus be useful to quantify the societal importance
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Comparative analysis of Rights of Nature (RoN) case studies worldwide: Features of emergence and design Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Viktoria Kahui, Claire W. Armstrong, Margrethe Aanesen
We provide a descriptive comparative analysis of features related to emergence and design among 14 Rights of Nature (RoN) case studies worldwide. For analysis, we develop a schematic roadmap in which we categorise RoN into case studies with public guardianship and ones with appointed guardians (termed Environmental Legal Personhoods (ELPs) with further sub-categories of indirect, direct and living
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Methodological choices for reflecting strong sustainability in composite indices Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Arkaitz Usubiaga-Liaño, Paul Ekins
Composite indicators are widely used to represent sustainability or its underlying dimensions. Nonetheless, an alignment between the multiple choices made during their construction and the underlying conceptual framework is often lacking. This reduces the relevance of the composite indicator.
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Global value chains participation and trade-induced carbon inequality: A comparative analysis of developed and developing economies Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-29 Long Wei, Wenjing Li, Zhida Jin
Trade-induced carbon transfer generates significant impacts on global carbon emissions, leading to carbon inequality (CI). This paper introduces a novel indirect metric, the trade-induced domestic carbon share (TDCS), designed to quantify economies' carbon benefits from international trade. Based on data from 17 manufacturing sectors in 66 major economies, this study compares the impact of developed
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Are environmental concerns deterring people from having children? Longitudinal evidence on births in the UK Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-29 Nattavudh Powdthavee, Andrew J. Oswald, Ben Lockwood
Do ‘green’ environmental concerns – such as about biodiversity, climate change, pollution – deter citizens from having children? This paper reports the first longitudinal evidence consistent with that increasingly discussed hypothesis. It follows through time a random sample of thousands of initially childless men and women in the UK. The paper shows that those individuals who are committed to a green
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What drives businesses to transact with complementary currencies? Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Ariane Reyns
There is an ongoing debate on complementary currencies’ (CCs) contribution to a transition towards resilient and sustainable economies. As part of this debate, this paper investigates which factors lead to significant acceptance and sufficient growth of a CC from a bottom-up perspective, i.e., based on its members’ decisions. First, we identify the benefits and costs driving firms’ use of CCs and find
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To spend or to avoid? A critical review on the role of money in aiming for sufficiency. Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Fatemeh Jouzi, Jarkko Levänen, Mirja Mikkilä, Lassi Linnanen
Efforts to address the consequences of growth-oriented economics through efficiency-oriented strategies have been ineffective, while sufficiency strategies and absolute reduction of consumption face implementation challenges. The role of money in the reduction of consumption is complex and largely an unclear phenomenon. In this paper, we critically review the concept of money in sufficiency research
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Institutional quality and bioeconomy performance in European countries: Unveiling the evidence Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Cristian Barra, Pasquale Marcello Falcone
The bioeconomy, emerging as a beacon of sustainable development and global competitiveness, relies on renewable biological resources. This study investigates the interplay between institutional quality and bioeconomy performance in 28 European countries. By employing a Fixed Effect Regression and different sensitivity analyses, we unveil a robust, positive, and statistically significant relationship
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Multidimensional welfare indices and the IPCC 6th Assessment Report scenarios Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Johannes Emmerling, Ulrike Kornek, Stéphane Zuber
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Peatland restoration in Germany: A dynamic general equilibrium analysis Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Dirk Willenbockel
Drained peatland currently contributes 7.5% of Germany's total national greenhouse gas emissions. The National Peatland Protection Strategy adopted by the German government in 2022 recognizes that these emissions need to be reduced significantly to meet the country's climate change mitigation commitments. The present study employs a global dynamic computable general equilibrium model to assess the
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Economic inequality and the ecological footprint: Time-varying estimates for four developed economies, 1962–2021 Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Fredrik N.G. Andersson
This paper explores the link between income, and wealth inequality and the ecological footprint in France, Netherlands, United States, and United Kingdom from 1962 to 2021. Based on theoretical considerations, we allow the relationship to vary over time. Our analysis provides some support for income inequality influencing ecological footprints, specifically through carbon emissions. Yet, we do not
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Analysis of the environmental and economic performance of common agricultural policy eco-schemes in soil organic carbon sequestration Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Sergio Colombo, Juan Castro-Rodríguez, Daniel Peréz-Pérez, María Almagro
The Andalusian olive grove in South Spain is employed as a case study to assess the environmental and economic effects of the green architecture (eco-schemes) of the Common Agricultural Policy in relation to low carbon agriculture under different soil management policy scenarios to support more efficient agri-environmental policy making. To do so, we adopted a multidisciplinary approach in which we
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Mixed farmers' perception of the ecological-economic performance of diversified farming Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-23 Julia Rosa-Schleich, Jacqueline Loos, Marco Ferrante, Oliver Mußhoff, Teja Tscharntke
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Can carbon tariffs based on domestic embedded carbon emissions reduce more carbon leakages? Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Zhijie Jia, Rongxin Wu, Yu Liu, Shiyan Wen, Boqiang Lin
Carbon pricing has proven to be effective in reducing regional carbon emissions, but it has also resulted in carbon leakage, one way to handle this is a carbon tariff, but controversial. This study examines the role of carbon tariffs in mitigating carbon leakage. It proposes various carbon tariff schemes that take into account both direct and embedded carbon emissions. The research findings demonstrate
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Conversion to organic farming: Does it change the economic and environmental performance of fruit farms? Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Jaime Martín-García, José A. Gómez-Limón, Manuel Arriaza
This paper compares the performance of conventional and organic fruit farms in Spain, using a set of base indicators to assess their economic and environmental performance on a per hectare basis. Composite indicators are also calculated to measure the overall economic and environmental performance of both production systems. Comparisons are made using propensity score matching to minimize the non-randomization
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African Rhino Conservation and the Interacting Influences of Property, Prices, and Policy Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Michael ’t Sas-Rolfes, Richard Emslie
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Confronting the dilemma of growth. A response to Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Tim Jackson, Jason Hickel, Giorgos Kallis
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Inflation dynamics under different weather regimes: Evidence from Mexico Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-20 Daniel Ventosa-Santaulària, Edwin Tapia, Anna Karina Pérez-Peña
In countries with substantial agricultural sectors, such as Mexico, extreme weather conditions linked to the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) wield significant influence. This study focuses on Mexico, examining how ENSO affects the interplay between headline inflation (excluding energy) and economic activity. Employing a nonlinear local projection within two weather scenarios – acute and neutral
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Adaptation and operationalisation of sustainable degrowth for policy: Why we need to translate research papers into legislative drafts? Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-20 Andrzej Strzałkowski
Sustainable degrowth offers effective alternative strategies for tackling social and environmental problems such as climate crisis, resource depletion, biodiversity loss, and species hecatomb. However, it plays a marginal role in policy. Moreover, researchers need to operationalise many degrowth proposals in a more sufficient way for the policy. This mainly conceptual-methodological article conceptualises
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Ecosystem service values provided by National Parks to residential property owners Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-20 John Loomis, Leslie Richardson, Putri Komala Dara, Julie Mueller, Jeffrey Zabel, Paige Smalley, Ryan Fitch, Christoph Nolte, Robert Paterson
This paper focuses on the ecosystem service benefits to homeowners from living in close proximity to three National Parks. Knowing these ecosystem service benefits is of policy and management relevance as expansion of existing Parks and protected areas along ecosystem boundaries often requires acquisition of undeveloped private land or other multiple use public lands, something that local officials
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Material services in an emerging economy: Tracking resource utilization in Vietnam's shelter, thermal comfort, and road transportation Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Thi Cuc Nguyen, Alessio Miatto, Junbeum Kim
Emerging economies continue to exhibit notable growth rates in material consumption. This research employs the Stock-Flow-Service (SFS) nexus to evaluate the use of resources in providing shelter, thermal comfort, and transport services in Vietnam from 2004 to 2019. The investigation encompasses material stocks and flows involved in expanding and maintaining residential buildings, roads, key household
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Growth dependency in the welfare state – An analysis of drivers in the UK's adult social care sector and proposals for change Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Christine Corlet Walker, Angela Druckman, Tim Jackson
Modern economies rely on economic growth for stability and prosperity. Further, periods of stagnation and recession are currently associated with poor health and wellbeing outcomes for citizens. However, 50 years of research indicates that this state of dependency is ecologically unsustainable. It is therefore critical that we better understand the growth dependency of our economies and welfare systems
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Natural habitat vs human in competition for breathing space: Need for restructuring clean energy infrastructure Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-17 Noman Arshed, Aftab Anwar, Manzir Abbas, Waheed Mughal
Environmental quality is frequently explored as indicator of welfare and its linkage with cleaner energy use to fuel economic expansion, but the natural habitat capital and its diversity is often ignored as an important ingredient to sustaining a standard of living. International organizations point towards balancing renewable energy infrastructure development and conserving biodiversity, which calls
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The sustainability of development pathways and climate change vulnerability in the Americas Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 José Maria Cardoso Silva, Leonardo Schultz Araujo, Roger Rodrigues Torres, Luis Claudio Fernandes Barbosa
Sustainability transformation requires societies to shift their development pathways to maintain ecological integrity and supply basic human needs over generations. We examine the sustainability of the development pathways of 351 national and sub-national geopolitical units in the Americas between 2001 and 2020. Then, we test the hypothesis that such pathways are influenced by land area, population
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Damage costs from invasive species exceed management expenditure in nations experiencing lower economic activity Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Corey J.A. Bradshaw, Philip E. Hulme, Emma J. Hudgins, Brian Leung, Melina Kourantidou, Pierre Courtois, Anna J. Turbelin, Shana M. McDermott, Katherine Lee, Danish A. Ahmed, Guillaume Latombe, Alok Bang, Thomas W. Bodey, Phillip J. Haubrock, Frédérik Saltré, Franck Courchamp
While data on biological invasions and their economic toll are increasingly available, drivers of susceptibility to damage and cost-effectiveness of management in reducing long-term costs remain poorly understood. We used data describing the damage costs of, and management expenditure on, invasive species among 56 nations between 2000 and 2020 reported in the database to test the overarching hypothesis
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Decent living standards, prosperity, and excessive consumption in the Lorenz curve Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Stefan Pauliuk
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Challenges in measuring the distribution of carbon footprints: The role of product and price heterogeneity Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Mathias André, Alexandre Bourgeois, Emmanuel Combet, Matthieu Lequien, Antonin Pottier
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Land manager preferences for outcome-based payments for environmental services in oak savannahs Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Rubén Granado-Díaz, Anastasio J. Villanueva, Sergio Colombo
Land managers' preferences towards practice- and outcome-based payments for environmental services are analysed using a labelled choice experiment applied to a Mediterranean oak savannah ( or ) as a case study. Results indicate that land managers prefer outcome- to practice-based payments, equivalent in terms of environmental targets, most probably because they are opposed to the restrictive practices
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The value of failure: The effect of an expired REDD+ conservation program on residents’ willingness for future participation Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Jeffrey Andrews, Monique Borgerhoff Mulder
Conservation projects have a lifecycle; they are born, they grow, and they can die. However, researchers know little about how the legacy of a project that failed to deliver upon its promised goals affects former participants’ willingness to participate in future conservation programming. We utilize a natural experiment—an expiration of a Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Land Degradation (REDD+)
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The development of bio-based industry in the European Union: A prospective integrated modelling assessment Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 George Philippidis, Rodrigo Xavier Álvarez, Lorenzo Di Lucia, Hugo González Hermoso, Ana González Martinez, Robert M'barek, Alexander Moiseyev, Calliope Panoutsou, Eva Sevigne Itoiz, Viktoriya Sturm, Myrna van Leeuwen, Willem-Jan van Zeist, Pieter Johannes Verkerk
Quantitative bioeconomy simulation models aid our understanding of the complex market driven dynamics accompanying the transition to a net-zero economy. This research addresses knowledge gaps in EU bioeconomy modelling capacity, particularly representations of contemporary bio-based industrial markets. Encompassing a comprehensive selection of biomass types and bioeconomy activities, an integrated
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Give and take: An analysis of the distributional consequences of emission tax-and-rebate schemes with an application to greenhouse gas emissions from European agriculture Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Maxime Ollier, Stéphane De Cara
The potential regressivity of an emission tax is a major obstacle to the implementation of this otherwise cost-effective instrument. Rebates may help overcome this difficulty. Their distributional consequences depend on their design and the distribution of agents’ initial emissions and abatement costs. We develop a stylized analytical framework to derive general conditions under which a tax-and-rebate
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Gender equality and sustainable development: A cross-country study on women's contribution to the adoption of the climate-smart agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Chiara Perelli, Luca Cacchiarelli, Valentina Peveri, Giacomo Branca
Women face severe gender-specific constraints and have minimal part in the farm decision-making systems in sub-Saharan Africa. This leads to additional barriers in the adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies. This paper contributes to the gender debate by focusing on intra-household gender dynamics that influence the adaptive capacities of small-holder farmers. Using a multi-country
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Corrigendum to “Rethinking economic practices and values as assemblages of more-than-human relations” [Ecological Economics 211 (2023) 107866] Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Stefan Ortiz-Przychodzka, Camila Benavides-Frías, Christopher Raymond, Isabel Díaz-Reviriego, Jan Hanspach
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Ecosystem complementarities: Evidence from over 700 U.S. watersheds Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Ben Blachly, Charles Sims, Travis Warziniack
This paper demonstrates how the slope of a production possibilities frontier (PPF) can be used to empirically identify the presence of an ecosystem externality. Complementarity between non-market ecosystem services implies the PPF between these services may be upward sloping. In contrast, private landowners that ignore these complementarities will treat non-market ecosystem services as competing products
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Incentives for biodiversity conservation under asymmetric land ownership Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Qambemeda M. Nyanghura, Lisa Biber-Freudenberger, Jan Börner
The effectiveness of biodiversity conservation initiatives depends on their ability to maintain and restore the integrity and connectivity of ecological systems. Payments for environmental services (PES) can encourage farmers to set aside land for conservation, but landscape connectivity requires coordination among land users. Fairness in the distribution of payoffs has been shown to affect conservation
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Karl Polanyi's and K. William Kapp's arguments on social costs: is there a common “revolutionary” raison d'être? Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 S, e, b, a, s, t, i, a, n, , B, e, r, g, e, r
This article examines Karl Polanyi’s and K. William Kapp’s social cost proposals to test their suitability for a “revolutionary” Social Ecological Economics that radically breaks with neoclassical and neoliberal paradigms. Whilst some coherence is revealed in their revolutionary social cost analyses and solutions, this is much messier than previously thought. This messiness is partly due to their different
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The relationship between willingness to pay and carbon footprint knowledge: Are individuals willing to pay more to offset their carbon footprint if they learn about its size and distance to the 1.5 °C target? Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Joachim Schleich, Sven Alsheimer
We examine individuals' willingness to pay to offset their carbon footprint (WTPO) in response to receiving information about (i) their own carbon footprint size (size nudge), and (ii) receiving information about their own carbon footprint size and the gap with per-capita GHG emissions consistent with the 1.5 °C target (distance-to-target nudge). We employ a demographically representative online survey
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Assessing the impact of agri-environmental payments on green productivity in Germany Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Amer Ait Sidhoum, Philipp Mennig, Fabian Frick
This study offers a novel empirical application for assessing the impact of agri-environment schemes (AES) on the performance of farms. The existing evidence about the impact of these schemes considering environmental and economic aspects equally is still limited. Therefore, our objective is to contribute to the literature on the impact evaluation of AES by considering three important aspects in our
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Comparing Australian public and farmer views on agricultural land use and management practices for sustainability Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Nikki P. Dumbrell, Sarah Ann Wheeler, Alec Zuo, David Adamson
Using a survey of the public ( = 2032) and broadacre farmers ( = 351) in South Australia and Victoria, Australia, this research compares public and farmers' concerns regarding the acceptability and sustainability of agricultural operations. A principal component analysis was conducted on survey responses to 15 statements capturing environmental, social and governance issues related to agriculture practices
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What if Brazilians reduce their beef consumption? Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Luciana Parzianello, Terciane Sabadini Carvalho
Beef, among all foods, has the greatest environmental impact and is associated with several chronic diseases. Brazil is one of the largest consumers of meat in the world, on par with developed countries and, most of its greenhouse gas emissions stem from deforestation and agricultural activities. Therefore, this article aims to project the economic and environmental impacts of reducing beef consumption
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On the nexus between material and ideological determinants of climate policy support Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Gustav Agneman, Sofia Henriks, Hanna Bäck, Emma Renström
This study explores how rising economic costs of climate mitigation policies differentially shape climate policy support among the political left and right. To this end, we randomly manipulate how much consumption costs increase as a result of four different climate mitigation policies and study how different cost scenarios influence policy support among a sample of 1,597 Swedish adults. We find that
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Economic, environmental, and energy equity convergence: Evidence of a multi-speed Europe? Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Manuel Llorca, Ana Rodriguez-Alvarez
The EU has committed to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. Reaching this objective requires massive changes in the region. The biggest challenge is that the green transition happens without sacrificing economic progress and guaranteeing justice and inclusiveness. This pledge implies that every country be capable of addressing the trade-offs between targets while remaining committed
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Investing in Nature: Assessing the Effects of Monetary and Non-Monetary Valuations on Decision-Making Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Ambika Markanday, Bosco Lliso, Alevgul H. Sorman
There is widespread debate over how best to consider and integrate nature's diverse value dimensions into decision-making over natural resources. Following an experimental approach, this study tests the impact of a monetary versus non-monetary framing on conservation preferences relating to (hypothetical) mountain and wetland sites in the Basque Country (Spain). The experiment also examines whether
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Circular economy intentions in the fruit and vegetable sector of Central Ecuador Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Carlos Moreno-Miranda, Liesbeth Dries
The strong dependence on finite resources increases research interest in a circular economy-oriented food system. Building on the theory of planned behavior, this study examines the factors influencing actors in the Ecuadorian fruit and vegetable sector to transition towards a circular economy. Data are collected through an online questionnaire comprising 22 items related to an extension of the theory
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Renewing the Subterranean Energy Regime? How Petroculture Obscures the Materiality of Deep Geothermal Energy Technology in Sweden Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 A, n, d, r, e, a, s, , R, o, o, s
Social visions to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy sources have motivated unprecedented growth in global renewable energy manufacturing. Previous literature shows that people committed to realizing such visions have difficulties reconciling with the negative social-ecological impacts of this mass production even if it presents a formidable challenge to a socially just and ecologically sustainable
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The Role of Voluntary Environmental Policies Towards Achieving Circularity Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Marta Meleddu, Marilena Vecco, Massimiliano Mazzanti
Over the last decade, waste management and prevention have become important in the transition towards a circular economy (CE). This study explores how voluntary environmental policies, adopted at a regional level, contribute to green transition from the perspective of the CE. By considering general and region-specific trends in waste management and environmental certifications, we perform a two-step
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Leverage points for sustainability transformation: Identifying past and future changes in the Finnish (circular) plastic packing system Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-03 Kaisa Korhonen-Kurki, Susanna Horn, Hanna Entsalo, Topi Turunen, Dalia D'Amato, Maraja Riechers, Juuli Närhi
The circular economy is hailed in the policymaking and industrial communities as a key solution to reduce material and energy throughput in our economic system, The “leverage points” concept helps to understand how sustainability transformations can be accelerated. Leverage points are places to intervene in a system. The concept postulates that transformative change is unlikely if only shallow leverage
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Are there gender differences in household carbon footprints? Evidence from Spain Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Pilar Osorio, María-Ángeles Tobarra, Manuel Tomás
Identifying the main drivers of the household carbon footprint (HCF) is a priority to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and move towards a more sustainable economy. Among the multiple factors that explain the HCF, some previous research has confirmed the relevance of gender. In this paper, we calculate the HCF of individual Spanish households using an environmentally extended multi-regional input-output
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Bioeconomic markets based on the use of native species (NS) in Brazil Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Sónia Carvalho Ribeiro, Britaldo Soares Filho, Tiago Cesalpino, Alessandra Araújo, Marina Teixeira, Jussara Cardoso, Danilo Figueiras, Felipe Nunes, Raoni Rajão
Biodiversity markets offer considerable promise but are accompanied by controversies. Here, we map the utilization of native species (NS) from Brazil's biodiversity across eleven industrial sectors: foodstuffs, beverages, textiles, clothing, leather, wood, pulp and paper, biofuels, pharmochemicals, rubber and furniture. We show that there exists a diverse range of NS use in industrial products (48%)
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An integrated assessment of the impact of agrobiodiversity on the economy of the Euro-Mediterranean region Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Lea Nicita, Francesco Bosello, Gabriele Standardi, Robert Mendelsohn
In the past decades, agricultural landscapes have simplified with crop specialization and the reduction of seminatural covers leading to a decline of biodiversity and (biodiversity-driven) ecosystem services. This study measures the impact of landscape agrobiodiversity on the economy of southern Europe. The analysis relies on regression analyses to measure the effect of agrobiodiversity on the value
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Corrigendum to “What are the drivers of corporates' climate transparency? Evidence from the S&P 1200 index” [Ecological Economics 213 (2023) 107945] Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Jeanne Amar, Samira Demaria, Sandra Rigot
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Experimental evidence on minority participation and the design of community-based natural resource management programs Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Nathan J. Cook
In many Global South countries, experiences with CBNRM to date suggest that members of marginalized groups are often less likely to participate in CBNRM compared to members of the dominant groups. This study provides evidence on two institutional features of CBNRM that may help to narrow this gap: (1) targeted benefits that are funded from the proceeds from CBNRM and earmarked for participants belonging
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The value of information in water quality monitoring and management Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Amelie Luhede, Houda Yaqine, Reza Bahmanbijari, Michael Römer, Thorsten Upmann
Environmental managers face substantial uncertainty when deciding on management actions. To reduce this uncertainty prior to decision-making, collecting new data may help arrive at more informed decisions. Whether any resulting improvement in the decision will outweigh the cost of collecting the data, and thus make investing in the acquisition of the information worthwhile, is an intricate question
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Remaining Loyal to Our Soil: A Prospective Integrated Assessment of Soil Erosion on Global Food Security Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Martina Sartori, Emanuele Ferrari, Robert M'Barek, George Philippidis, Kirsten Boysen-Urban, Pasquale Borrelli, Luca Montanarella, Panos Panagos
Soil loss by water erosion represents a key threat to land degradation worldwide. This study employs an integrated quantitative modelling approach to estimate its long-term global sustainability impacts. The global biophysical model estimates a mean increase of soil erosion rates of between 30 and 66% over the period 2015–2070 under alternative climate-economic scenarios, assuming different greenhouse
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The economics of decarbonizing Costa Rica's agriculture, forestry and other land uses sectors Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Onil Banerjee, Martín Cicowiez, Renato Vargas, Edmundo Molina-Perez, Kenneth J. Bagstad, Žiga Malek
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Pesticide Use and Cropland Consolidation in California Organic Agriculture Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-20 Hanlin Wei, Rachael Goodhue, Minghua Zhang
As has long been the case for conventional agriculture, organic agriculture is increasingly characterized by the consolidation of production into the hands of larger operations. Using historical pesticide applications records from the California Pesticide Use Report (PUR), this study identified individual organic fields, to document the occurrence of cropland consolidation, and assess the correlation
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Human-nature interactions in the Afrotropics: Experiential and cognitive connections among urban residents in southern Nigeria Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Adewale G. Awoyemi, Nazaret Ibáñez-Rueda, Jorge Guardiola, Juan Diego Ibáñez-Álamo
Many people are losing direct contact with nature, a phenomenon termed as the extinction of experience. Urban dwellers are particularly affected by this process that influences public health and habitat conservation. We explored the extinction of experience among the urban populace in Nigeria, a clear Global South representative with rapidly increasing human population. We interviewed 600 adults from
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Private benefits of natural capital on farms across an endangered ecoregion Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Helena Clayton, Kassel L. Hingee, Will Chancellor, David Lindenmayer, Albert van Dijk, Michael Vardon, Chris Boult
The conservation of natural capital on farms is being increasingly recognised as essential for addressing global biodiversity decline. At the same time, there is growing interest in the potential for natural capital on farms that generates high public benefits, to also generate private benefits, potentially fostering greater adoption of conservation practices on farms. Despite this, empirical analysis