Economics - Northeastern University
... Covers basic concepts in economic and political dimensions of food production, consumption, and trade, with particular emphasis on the global food system. Topics include market and consumption analysis, the agriculture and food industries, types of food policy and other political instruments related ...
... Covers basic concepts in economic and political dimensions of food production, consumption, and trade, with particular emphasis on the global food system. Topics include market and consumption analysis, the agriculture and food industries, types of food policy and other political instruments related ...
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... Scheffer 1997). The two regimes of most concern to people who use the lakes are the clear-water and turbid-water regimes. In the clear-water regime, phosphorus inputs, phytoplankton biomass, and recycling of phosphorus from sediments are relatively low. In the turbid-water regime, these same variabl ...
... Scheffer 1997). The two regimes of most concern to people who use the lakes are the clear-water and turbid-water regimes. In the clear-water regime, phosphorus inputs, phytoplankton biomass, and recycling of phosphorus from sediments are relatively low. In the turbid-water regime, these same variabl ...
REGIME SHIFTS, RESILIENCE, AND BIODIVERSITY IN
... Scheffer 1997). The two regimes of most concern to people who use the lakes are the clear-water and turbid-water regimes. In the clear-water regime, phosphorus inputs, phytoplankton biomass, and recycling of phosphorus from sediments are relatively low. In the turbid-water regime, these same variabl ...
... Scheffer 1997). The two regimes of most concern to people who use the lakes are the clear-water and turbid-water regimes. In the clear-water regime, phosphorus inputs, phytoplankton biomass, and recycling of phosphorus from sediments are relatively low. In the turbid-water regime, these same variabl ...
Ecology and Ecosystems
... If presentations are chosen, an assessor observation checklist along with copies of the presentations should be retained as evidence of performance for each learner. Where a learner does not meet the required standard they will be given the chance to either reattempt the same topics, or to undertake ...
... If presentations are chosen, an assessor observation checklist along with copies of the presentations should be retained as evidence of performance for each learner. Where a learner does not meet the required standard they will be given the chance to either reattempt the same topics, or to undertake ...
Mises, Kant, and the Methodology of Economic Science
... would be denied to us. As Kant argued, we do not derive concepts from nature, but interrogate nature with the aid of these concepts. He held that through introspection we are able to realize what our minds already know and can come to discover the a priori categories that shape our thinking and perc ...
... would be denied to us. As Kant argued, we do not derive concepts from nature, but interrogate nature with the aid of these concepts. He held that through introspection we are able to realize what our minds already know and can come to discover the a priori categories that shape our thinking and perc ...
jeremy bentham and gary becker: utilitarianism and economic
... contrary to the traditional view on this definition, Becker does not emphasize scarcity as the main topic of economic enquiry. However, this definition, according to Becker, would not shed much light on what makes the difference between economics and other social sciences. Becker continues by saying ...
... contrary to the traditional view on this definition, Becker does not emphasize scarcity as the main topic of economic enquiry. However, this definition, according to Becker, would not shed much light on what makes the difference between economics and other social sciences. Becker continues by saying ...
1 NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act
... Editorial note. The species referred to in the Gazette notices specified below are provisionally listed in the Part in accordance with Division 4 of Part 2 of this Act. A provisional listing of a species ceases to have effect if the Scientific Committee makes a final determination to list, or not to ...
... Editorial note. The species referred to in the Gazette notices specified below are provisionally listed in the Part in accordance with Division 4 of Part 2 of this Act. A provisional listing of a species ceases to have effect if the Scientific Committee makes a final determination to list, or not to ...
Appendix 2 - City of Stirling
... Declared Rare Flora (DRF) are flora that have been adequately surveyed and are considered to be in danger of extinction, rare or otherwise in need of special protection within Western Australia. DRF are protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 (as amended). Additionally in Western Australi ...
... Declared Rare Flora (DRF) are flora that have been adequately surveyed and are considered to be in danger of extinction, rare or otherwise in need of special protection within Western Australia. DRF are protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 (as amended). Additionally in Western Australi ...
Research on the Significance and Measure of Community
... illustrated water body in tourist scenes, that is, water eutrophication. According to related organizations investigation on 100 nature reserves above the provincial level, there has been 22 percent of nature reserves causing environment destruction because of ecotourism development, and 11 percent ...
... illustrated water body in tourist scenes, that is, water eutrophication. According to related organizations investigation on 100 nature reserves above the provincial level, there has been 22 percent of nature reserves causing environment destruction because of ecotourism development, and 11 percent ...
Measuring progress_SC_EEA_5-OCT - Eionet Projects
... services/benefits Economic Non-economic assets (SNA) assets ...
... services/benefits Economic Non-economic assets (SNA) assets ...
Final Report - European Commission
... 2. Models should be adapted to include issues of resource use. Modelling of the supply and demand for material inputs (biomass and minerals) and water could be integrated into existing frameworks relatively easily. This treatment could be extended to include waste, though other issues such as biodiv ...
... 2. Models should be adapted to include issues of resource use. Modelling of the supply and demand for material inputs (biomass and minerals) and water could be integrated into existing frameworks relatively easily. This treatment could be extended to include waste, though other issues such as biodiv ...
LIFE HISTORIES Chapter 12
... With low adult survival, organisms begin reproducing earlier and invest more energy into reproduction; when adult survival is higher, organisms defer reproduction to a later age (larger body size) and allocate less energy to reproduction. ...
... With low adult survival, organisms begin reproducing earlier and invest more energy into reproduction; when adult survival is higher, organisms defer reproduction to a later age (larger body size) and allocate less energy to reproduction. ...
Evaluation of Ecological Impacts from Highway
... plant and animal speciesthat have not been tested, or in some casesnot yet described, would deprive society of these potentials. Access to genetic resources contributes about $1 billion annually to U.S. agriculture through developmentof improved crops. Livestock and other sourcesof protein benefit f ...
... plant and animal speciesthat have not been tested, or in some casesnot yet described, would deprive society of these potentials. Access to genetic resources contributes about $1 billion annually to U.S. agriculture through developmentof improved crops. Livestock and other sourcesof protein benefit f ...
Managing ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation in
... provision and biodiversity conservation are co-incidental, rather than the result of optimized management. Naidoo et al. (2008) illustrate this point by mapping global proxies for four ecosystem services and targets for biodiversity conservation. The regions selected to maximize biodiversity provide ...
... provision and biodiversity conservation are co-incidental, rather than the result of optimized management. Naidoo et al. (2008) illustrate this point by mapping global proxies for four ecosystem services and targets for biodiversity conservation. The regions selected to maximize biodiversity provide ...
EEA_ecosystem - Eionet Projects
... • Accessible resource: the surplus (actual stocks and flows) which can be used considering 1) physical constraints (timeliness and location, cyclical risks, biochemical quality) & 2) the amount to be left to nature for ecosystem reproduction. N.B.: When returned to the ecosystem (leftovers in agricu ...
... • Accessible resource: the surplus (actual stocks and flows) which can be used considering 1) physical constraints (timeliness and location, cyclical risks, biochemical quality) & 2) the amount to be left to nature for ecosystem reproduction. N.B.: When returned to the ecosystem (leftovers in agricu ...
ECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY MORPHOLOGY
... a. what morphological techniques are used. b. how the species or the morphology is described: the logical arrangements. c. are there any discussion about related forms? If so, what characters are compared? what techniques are used? d. what types of illustrations are used? e. What do you think can be ...
... a. what morphological techniques are used. b. how the species or the morphology is described: the logical arrangements. c. are there any discussion about related forms? If so, what characters are compared? what techniques are used? d. what types of illustrations are used? e. What do you think can be ...
Costa-Pierce (2002) - Ecological Aquaculture
... certified organic produce, similar to a strategy promoted in agriculture and industry called `input management' (Odum, 1989). Folke & Kautsky (1991) state, `One must expand the boundaries and one's actions far beyond the cultivation site, and realize that there is an unavoidable complementarity betw ...
... certified organic produce, similar to a strategy promoted in agriculture and industry called `input management' (Odum, 1989). Folke & Kautsky (1991) state, `One must expand the boundaries and one's actions far beyond the cultivation site, and realize that there is an unavoidable complementarity betw ...
The Sociology of Ecology
... downplaying realist concerns with natural limits, and cordoning social science off from natural science. This has only been heightened by the so-called “cultural turn” in sociology. Constructionist environmental sociologists, for their part, complain of the naïve view of science as a mirror of natur ...
... downplaying realist concerns with natural limits, and cordoning social science off from natural science. This has only been heightened by the so-called “cultural turn” in sociology. Constructionist environmental sociologists, for their part, complain of the naïve view of science as a mirror of natur ...
Novel ecosystems in the Anthropocene
... Growing awareness that most of Earth’s ecosystems are influenced by humans (Vitousek et al. 1997) and recognition that many of the ecosystems resulting from this influence do not resemble their natural precursors have led ecologists to distinguish between ecosystems with degraded structure and funct ...
... Growing awareness that most of Earth’s ecosystems are influenced by humans (Vitousek et al. 1997) and recognition that many of the ecosystems resulting from this influence do not resemble their natural precursors have led ecologists to distinguish between ecosystems with degraded structure and funct ...
Curriculum Vitae Elizabeth A. Lynch Employment 2005
... Calcote, R.C., Hotchkiss, S.C., Lynch, E.A. 2009. Establishment of a disjunct population of hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) by long-distance seed dispersal Landscape context can affect the sensitivity of sand plain vegetation to climate change. 94th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Au ...
... Calcote, R.C., Hotchkiss, S.C., Lynch, E.A. 2009. Establishment of a disjunct population of hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) by long-distance seed dispersal Landscape context can affect the sensitivity of sand plain vegetation to climate change. 94th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Au ...
international standards for the practice of ecological restoration
... non-mandatory, can apply these Standards. They can be used by any person or organization to develop restoration plans, contracts, consent conditions and closure criteria. This first edition of the International Standards for the Practice of Ecological Restoration is based on a wealth of field-based ...
... non-mandatory, can apply these Standards. They can be used by any person or organization to develop restoration plans, contracts, consent conditions and closure criteria. This first edition of the International Standards for the Practice of Ecological Restoration is based on a wealth of field-based ...
Analytical philosophy and ecological economics John O`Neill and
... socialism was precisely the question about whether human well-being and its environmental conditions could adequately be captured by the monetary valuations of the market. This question was raised by Neurath’s post-World War I proposals for socialization to which both Mises and Weber responded. As K ...
... socialism was precisely the question about whether human well-being and its environmental conditions could adequately be captured by the monetary valuations of the market. This question was raised by Neurath’s post-World War I proposals for socialization to which both Mises and Weber responded. As K ...
Character Convergence under Competition for Nutritionally
... There are two ways to derive equation (3) as a model of genetic evolution. First, it can be derived as an approximation to a quantitative genetics model (Iwasa et al. 1991; Taper and Case 1992; Abrams et al. 1993). Quantitative genetics assumes that the trait value of an individual is determined by ...
... There are two ways to derive equation (3) as a model of genetic evolution. First, it can be derived as an approximation to a quantitative genetics model (Iwasa et al. 1991; Taper and Case 1992; Abrams et al. 1993). Quantitative genetics assumes that the trait value of an individual is determined by ...
The Concept of Organisms as Ecosystem Engineers Ten Years On
... species. In many cases, the work of environmental modification is shared across species within a system (e.g., diverse species of corals creating reefs), rather than being the product of one species. In other situations, the modification is done by numerically dominant or biomass-dominant species (e ...
... species. In many cases, the work of environmental modification is shared across species within a system (e.g., diverse species of corals creating reefs), rather than being the product of one species. In other situations, the modification is done by numerically dominant or biomass-dominant species (e ...
Ecological economics
Ecological economics/eco-economics refers to both a transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary field of academic research that aims to address the interdependence and coevolution of human economies and natural ecosystems over time and space. It is distinguished from environmental economics, which is the mainstream economic analysis of the environment, by its treatment of the economy as a subsystem of the ecosystem and its emphasis upon preserving natural capital. One survey of German economists found that ecological and environmental economics are different schools of economic thought, with ecological economists emphasizing strong sustainability and rejecting the proposition that natural capital can be substituted by human-made capital.Ecological economics was founded as a modern movement in the works of and interactions between various European and American academics (see the section on history and development below). The related field of green economics is, in general, a more politically applied form of the subject.According to ecological economist Malte Faber, ecological economics is defined by its focus on nature, justice, and time. Issues of intergenerational equity, irreversibility of environmental change, uncertainty of long-term outcomes, and sustainable development guide ecological economic analysis and valuation. Ecological economists have questioned fundamental mainstream economic approaches such as cost-benefit analysis, and the separability of economic values from scientific research, contending that economics is unavoidably normative rather than positive (i.e. descriptive). Positional analysis, which attempts to incorporate time and justice issues, is proposed as an alternative. Ecological economics shares many of its perspectives with feminist economics, including the focus on sustainability, nature, justice and care values.