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| Title: | ECOLOGICAL ECONOMIC MODELLING OF THE CONSERVATION OF THREATENED HABITATS: HEATHER MOORLAND IN THE NORTHERN ISLES OF SCOTLAND |
| Authors: | Hanley, Nick
Kirkpatrick, Hilary
Oglethorpe, David
Simpson, Ian |
| Issue Date: | 1995-02 |
| Series/Report no.: | Series No. 95-4 |
| Abstract: | This paper describes the results of an ecological-economic modelling exercise of the
management of a scarce habitat, namely heather moor/and. The Orkney Islands of Scotland are
used to illustrate a modelling approach which could be easily applied elsewhere, and to other
habitats. We describe the evolution and present condition of heather moorland on Orkney, then
quantify the extent on over-grazing (leading to ecological damage) on a spatial basis. This is
accomplished using a model of heather utilisation and heather productivity. Critical grazing
limits are then used as constraints in an economic model of farm production decisions, which
enables us /0 quantify the minimum necessary compensation payments which farmers should be
offered to off\'et income losses due to grazing restrictions. Such a policy is in line with European
Union and UK agri-environmental policy, which typically uses payments for income foregone
as a means of persuading farmers to protect environmental quality_ |
| URI: | http://purl.umn.edu/140543 |
| Institution/Association: | University of Stirling>Department of Economics>Discussion Papers in Ecological Economics |
| Total Pages: | 28 |
| Collections: | Discussion Papers in Ecological Economics
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