Essays about: "natural resource valuation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words natural resource valuation.
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1. Extractions Speak Louder Than Words : Valuation languages in Vattenfall’s purchase of Colombian coal
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The role of business actors in resource extraction in developing countries is an understudied topic of research for development studies. The framework of valuation languages and socio-environmental conflicts is useful for studying the values of actors involved in conflicts concerning resource extraction, but previous studies do not sufficiently discuss how to measure the concept. READ MORE
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2. Deltagande planering vid tätortsnära konflikter om skogen - intressentanalys och preferensstudie i området runt Skärsjön, Skinnskatteberg
University essay from SLU/School for Forest ManagementAbstract : The forest is Sweden's largest natural resource, and it is expected to meet several conflicting needs Wood production is prioritized, but in recent years, conservation of environmental values and biodiversity have also demanded their right. Another important aspect of the forest is the importance of social values. READ MORE
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3. The value of iron ore and timber in Sweden : An ex post study of the United Nations valuation framework for green national accounts
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälleAbstract : Green national accounts are a complement to the more traditional GDP measure which includes natural capital and the depreciation and regeneration of natural capital. The United Nations have developed an international standard model, the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting, for valuing natural resources within the green national accounts. READ MORE
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4. Varbergs goda jord : en fallstudie om värdering och förvaltning av åkermark i Varbergs kommun
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : This is a bachelor thesis about arable land in Varberg, from sustainability and it’s relation to local government and management. Arable land has become more important as a natural resource from a global point of view and in concerns of higher demands of food supply, as a result of population growth, higher consumption worldwide and climate change. READ MORE
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5. What is water worth? : recreational benefits and increased demand following a quality improvement
University essay from Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This study focuses on valuation of natural resources and particularly valuation of the quality of a natural resource. The aim is to value an improvement of water quality, measured as sight depth, in the bay Himmerfjärden in the Stockholm archipelago. READ MORE