Ecological-Economic Modelling for Biodiversity Conservation

ISBN-13: 9781108725514 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 312 str.

Martin Drechsler

Opis

Essential reading for researchers and graduate students from the fields of ecology, economics or mathematical modeling who are interested in biodiversity conservation and wish to learn about the respective other discipline(s) to build integrated ecological-economic models. This book takes an intermediate level between concepts and mathematics.

Recenzje

'… the book aims to give a comprehensive survey of useful mathematical methods relevant to environmental policy design. The author stops to explain core concepts and provide historical context where necessary.' Chay Paterson, zbMATH

Spis treści

Part I. Modelling: 1. What is a model?; 2. Purposes of modelling; 3. Typical model features; Part II. Ecological Modelling: 4. Homogenous deterministic population models; 5. Homogenous stochastic population models; 6. Spatial population models; 7. Models with individual variability; 8. Models of biodiversity; Part III. Economic Modelling: 9. Instruments for biodiversity conservation; 10. Game theory; 11. Incentive design; 12. Modelling human decisions; 13. The agglomeration bonus; Part IV. Ecological-Economic Modelling: 14. Foundations of ecological-economic modelling; 15. Benefits and challenges of ecological-economic modelling; 16. Integration of ecological and economic models; 17. Examples of ecological-economic modelling; 18. Outlook.