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{"title":"Accounting for water: A global review and indicators of best practice for improved water governance","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108396","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108396","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Effective water governance requires timely and reliable information, yet water data are often scattered or missing. Water accounting organizes existing data to provide decision-makers with the best possible information. We reviewed 271 water accounts from 139 publications from 78 countries and regions to determine their scope and coverage. Account production increased over time and occurs in countries of low- to high-income, small to large size, and at various water stress levels. The System of Environmental-Economic Accounting was the most used water accounting framework (<em>n</em> = 73). Many accounts are “one-off” exercises (<em>n</em> = 138). Twenty-seven countries have regular accounts with a time series extending &gt;10 years. Annual accounts were produced mainly by national statistical offices (<em>n</em> = 14). The most common types of water accounts produced were for physical (i.e., m³) water supply and use (<em>n</em> = 74) and water assets (<em>n</em> = 54), with the level of environmental and economic detail highly variable. Indicators of best practice water accounting are improved engagement between account producers and users for determining users' needs in terms of the range of accounts, the number of industries and water resources recorded, spatial and temporal coverage, production frequency and timeliness, integration with other environmental and economic data, and the quality and accessibility of water accounts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51021,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Economics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142327248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The impact of income-driven changes in global consumption patterns on Kyoto Gas emissions during the twenty-first century","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108372","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108372","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Global 21st century Kyoto Gas emissions growth as forecast in SSP2 (a middle-of-the-road future climate scenario) is largely driven by expected: (a) per-capita GDP growth; and (b) energy/non-CO₂ GDP intensity reduction. While models of the former have been comprehensively critiqued, the rationale for the latter has not.</div><div>This paper uses a new consumption-based methodology to determine likely future emissions intensity reductions implicit in changing consumption patterns. Its analysis of household expenditure surveys, macroeconomic data and income elasticities inform a model of how future consumption pathways could evolve with different levels of national incomes to 2100. These pathways are then combined with existing emissions intensity data to quantify the implied impacts of consumption change on overall emissions intensity. Introducing such a consumption factor into established decomposition methodologies then allows demonstration of the scale of non-consumption intensity reductions required.</div><div>Results suggest that emissions intensity peaks at poverty-like national income levels, where household/transport fuels dominate emissions. Thereafter, <em>intensity</em> reduces with national income growth, though <em>absolute</em> emissions continue to rise.</div><div>We find that expected changes in consumption patterns will deliver less than half required consumption energy intensity reduction to meet SSP2-Baseline projections to 2100. Such implied non-consumption-pattern improvement requirements may appear relatively undemanding in total against historic performance, but for some regions and timescales this is not the case and the role of mitigation in the historic data may render a forecast baseline (where mitigation is excluded) optimistic.</div><div>The paper's methodology and findings are relevant for inequality scholars, climate modellers, and governments and policymakers, helping them facilitate a better understanding of how consumption pathways interact with climate futures for whole economies and particular sectors within those.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51021,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Economics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142322449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Supply networks of fisheries social-ecological systems: A systematic review of the network approach","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108394","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108394","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A fishery supply network (FSN) is a complex system involving different stakeholders interacting through various processes, which presents challenges for monitoring and management. The network approach enables a comprehensive understanding of FSNs by analyzing interactions and dynamics among actors and processes, facilitating effective management. A systematic review of the scientific literature was conducted to identify the contributions and advances that the network approach has triggered in FSN studies. An upward trend in papers published yearly over the past twenty years was identified, focusing on system dynamics, traceability, management, market influences, environmental impacts, and governance. Advancements include understanding how relationships between actors influence system performance and highlighting stakeholder involvement's critical role in collaborative solutions. The main limitations identified are data collection and availability, the infrequency of linking social and ecological systems, and the complexity of building dynamics models. Despite these challenges, the network approach is indispensable for better understanding FSNs and driving sustainable management and conservation initiatives. Finally, we propose five best practices for FSN studies, including 1) mapping actors or processes, 2) enhancing data collection, 3) network modeling, 4) scenario evaluation, and 5) ethical considerations. Also, several recommendations for future research on FSNs are discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51021,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Economics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142322446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"After the storm: Environmental tragedy and sustainable mobility","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108409","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108409","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Due to mounting environmental challenges, communities are increasingly prioritising resilience and sustainability. Environmental disasters can be seen as windows of opportunity for collective action, influencing pro-environmental attitudes and engagement. While personal experiences of catastrophe can increase environmental awareness, they can also affect social capital, impacting relationships with peers and institutions. Within this context, a post-disaster community might be encouraged to put more efforts in the local urban sustainable transformation to reduce the impact of climate-change related event. To this end, individuals' daily micro-mobility choices may offer insight into community engagement with sustainability initiatives, given the link between modes of transportation and long-term urban pollution. Through a survey of Italian citizens, we explored how disaster experiences shaped attitudes towards sustainable modes of mobility, as well as changes in individual and social factors. The analysis employed a structural equation model based on an extended version of the theory of planned behaviour. The results revealed that disaster experiences tended to heighten awareness of climate change risk while also reducing social interaction, thereby affecting pro-environmental behaviour. Trust in local government was not permanently affected, highlighting the difficulty in identifying the direct impacts of environmental disaster experiences on pro-environmental actions. Sustainable consumption choices and pro-environmental attitudes may be influenced by social and psychological factors, including personal experiences, personal well-being and civic engagement.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51021,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Economics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142327250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"European funds and green public procurement","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108400","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108400","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The European Commission co-funds public projects through the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) to stimulate the sustainable economic development of EU Member States. The ESIF budget is about 90 billion euros annually and ESIF beneficiaries are explicitly encouraged to increase their use of Green Public Procurement (GPP) since 2014. In this paper, we study to what extent ESIF co-funding affects the uptake of GPP, using a dataset with all public tender notices in the Czech Republic (2006–2019). Our findings suggest that ESIF co-funding instigates selection behaviour by contracting authorities to improve chances of receiving co-funding. After accounting for selection effects, we find that ESIF co-funding has a small but significant effect on the uptake of GPP. Studying exogenous changes in the ESIF policy conditions, we find that GPP uptake responds to changes in the availability of co-funding and not to stronger policy objectives related to sustainability. Finally, we find that the contracting authority's prior experience with GPP is positively associated with ESIF co-funding and has only a small effect on GPP uptake aside from ESIF.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51021,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Economics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142327249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Does scarcity induce hostility? An experimental investigation of common-pool resources","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108388","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108388","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Climate change is leading to an increased scarcity of resources such as freshwater, energy, arable land and wildlife. This is perceived as a major security threat. However, the literature remains unclear on whether scarcity mitigates or exacerbates conflict. We design a novel laboratory experiment to investigate hostile behavior under scarcity. Participants interact repeatedly in a dynamic common-pool resource (CPR) and a joy-of-destruction game. The experiment distinguishes between two types of scarcity: Endogenous scarcity in the form of a deliberate human choice to overexploit resources and exogenous scarcity in the form of adverse environmental conditions. Our results show that endogenous scarcity exacerbates hostility. We trace this to participants being guided by negative reciprocity while finding no support for inequality aversion. The results indicate that to avoid hostility, policy makers will have to reduce human-induced scarcity. However, our results also show that exogenous scarcity mitigates hostility. This is in line with a vast body of literature from psychology, anthropology and biology finding increased levels of cooperation for all forms of life under environmental distress. It suggests that managing perceptions around increasing scarcities could be a second potential avenue for policy action.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51021,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Economics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142321912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Integrated modelling of fertilizer and climate change scenario impacts on agricultural production and nitrogen losses in Austria","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108398","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108398","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The European Commission's Farm to Fork strategy aims at reducing nutrient losses and fertilizer use, but has been criticized for its expected negative impacts on European economy, agriculture, and food supply. We apply an integrated modelling framework to analyze potential effects of fertilizer reductions on land use, nitrogen losses, and agricultural output of two fertilizer and four climate change scenarios. The fertilizer scenarios comprise a uniform 20 % reduction of mineral N fertilizer (f20) and a combination of several fertilizer restrictions (fcm). The model results indicate that the restrictions in fertilization lead to decreases in crop production of 6 to 9 %, whereas intensive and extensive grassland production increases. N losses to air, water, and soil are substantially reduced by 9 % (f20) and 20 % (fcm), yet fall short of the intended 50 % reduction. The regional heterogeneity of the model results shows that tailored measures need to be elaborated by taking climate change developments, the regional heterogeneity of prevalent farming systems, and bio-physical conditions into account. Uniform measures applied to the national policy context fall short to attain policy targets cost-effectively. N emission capping, taxes or managerial measures such as crop rotational N balancing are options to be explored in future research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51021,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Economics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142319515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Are natural disasters stumbling blocks to carbon inequality mitigation? A global perspective","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108392","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108392","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The detrimental impact of natural disasters on inequality is evident, yet their influence on the inequality of carbon emissions remains underexplored. Addressing this gap is crucial, as understanding the relationship between natural disasters and carbon inequality can inform more equitable climate policies. To this end, we performed an econometric investigation on the impact of natural disasters on carbon inequality, based on a global dataset covering 140 countries during 2000–2020. The system generalized method of moments model is utilized, and we also delve into the heterogeneous analysis, as well as the mediating and the moderating effects. Our numerical analysis yields four key findings. First, natural disasters are stumbling blocks to carbon inequality eradication, which means that natural disasters are not conducive to mitigating carbon inequality, but rather amplify it. Second, this adverse effect is more pronounced in low-income countries. Third, government ineffectiveness not only heightens carbon inequality but also intensifies the negative impact of natural disasters, demonstrating a synergic effect. Fourth, energy infrastructure and renewable energy development are two channels that link natural disasters with carbon inequality. These findings underscore the necessity of targeted policy interventions to mitigate carbon inequality and reduce the adverse consequences of natural disasters.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51021,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Economics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800924002891/pdfft?md5=e37ab96a31bc98c9cfc012bbba89f4e2&pid=1-s2.0-S0921800924002891-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142315102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Towards systems-oriented behavioral ecological economics","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108402","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108402","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A growing volume of behavioral research in ecological economics has been published over the past two decades. Here I argue that a significant share of this research has adopted the approach of focusing on individual responsibility and solutions in sustainability transitions, notably in the form of so-called nudges. The paper proposes that to be consistent with the core tenets of ecological economics and to achieve more real-world impact, we need more behavioral research that takes a systems-oriented perspective. Several research lines in this direction are discussed. The systems-oriented approach may provide a distinction between behavioral ecological economics and behavioral environmental economics, allowing for a more nuanced understanding of these two fields.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51021,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Economics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142315101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Integrating recreational ecosystem service valuations into Israel's Water economy","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108391","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108391","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines how recreational freshwater ecosystem services (FESS) should influence water allocation policies within a comprehensive water economy model. We differentiate between FESS generated by flows and stocks, analyzing their effects on water allocation and pricing. We estimate the inverse demands for recreational FESS in Israel using household visitation data alongside water flow and stock information. These demands are then integrated into a comprehensive model of Israel's water economy to assess their impact on optimal water allocation. Our numerical simulations reveal that recreational FESS demands significantly affect optimal water allocation decisions. For instance, a 20 % increase in demand for flow-generated recreational FESS results in a 24 % reduction in stream flow diversion, a 13 % rise in water diversion from Lake Kinneret, and a 29 % increase in groundwater extraction from aquifers. By bridging the gap between ecological preservation and economic needs, our model paves the way for more holistic and effective water management practices worldwide.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51021,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Economics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142311664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}