A5103069838- Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
- Global Energy and Sustainability Research
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Water Systems and Optimization
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
Securing food for growing populations while minimizing environmental externalities is becoming a key topic in the current sustainability debate. This particularly true Mediterranean region, which characterized by scarce natural resources and increasing climate-related impacts. paper focuses on pressure people place Earth ecosystems because of their consumption sourcing patterns then explores ways such can be reduced. To do so, it uses an Ecological-Footprint-Extended Multi-Regional...
This paper applies Ecological Footprint accounting to Mediterranean countries track ecological asset balances and investigate the long-term feasibility of fulfilling natural resource service needs. Our findings are that region currently uses approximately 2.5 times more resources services than their ecosystems can provide. We argue when consumption exceeds local availability, either resort depletion assets or turn international trade in order satisfy demands. Access outside is however...
Natural capital assets are currently under pressure globally. This may result in changes the function of ecological systems and associated ecosystem services, resulting benefits derived by people. The loss natural also translates into economic business risk. While advances have been made to understand classify linkages between such services that combine enable service provision less well established. An agreed classification is required standardise their identification, description...
Despite the growing body of evidence on ecosystem degradation and on-going development in measuring its economic implications, there remains a lack understanding integration environmental risks into investment decision. There is, therefore, currently weak financial rationale limited choice tools to assess materiality risk for sovereign bond market. Improving investor is likely be crucial limiting exposure important investments encouraging transition greener more sustainable economy. This...
During the period of 1961–2008, demand for renewable resources and ecological services (as measured through Ecological Footprint methodology) in Mediterranean region grew by 52% (from 2.06 to 3.12 global hectares per capita), while availability such (or biocapacity (BC)) decreased 16% 1.49 1.26 capita). As all economic activities ultimately depend on assets—such as productive land marine areas, they produce—this paper presents a reflection implications resource service overconsumption...