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Sustainable fishing in Irish waters: assessment of current practices, policies and alternative approaches (Economics Working Paper no. 165)
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010-12)
Irish fishing waters are currently governed as part of the Common Fisheries Policy of
the European Union. Under this regime, policies of strict regulation are employed to
provide both an ecologically sustainable resource ...
A stimulating annealing approach to non-market environmental benefit aggregation.
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010-12)
This paper considers the use of a 'combinatorial optimization' technique in the
aggregation of environmental benefit values. Combinatorial optimization is used to
statistically match population census data to a Contingent ...
Personal versus societal preferences in contingent valuation assessments
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010-12)
Contingent valuation has been used extensively in estimating the value of
environmental goods. One criticism of this approach, however, is that respondents in
referendum-style contingent valuation surveys may express ...
A Geographical Information System approach to defining economic coastal zones in Ireland
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010-12)
In order to develop a policy framework and guidelines for improving a national
approach to the management of Irish coastal regions and associated resources one first
needs to be able to define what is meant by 'a coastal ...
Modelling access to the Irish Coastline: a contingent behavioural approach.
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010-12)
This paper measures willingness to pay (WTP) for public access and trail
improvements to a coastal recreational site in the west of Ireland. The Contingent
Behaviour model is used to measure the increased number of trips ...
The spatial relationship between economic activity and river water quality
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010-12)
This paper, using Ireland as a case study, examines the relationship between economic
activities and river water quality. The stipulation from the EU water framework
directive (WFD) that all surface waters in the EU must ...
A choice experiment versus a contingent valuation approach to agri-environmental policy valuation
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2011-07)
The non-market value accruing from an agri-environmental scheme can be examined by assessing the public's willingness to pay for the policy outputs as a whole or by modelling the preferences of society for the component ...
Do farmers in Agri-Environmental schemes make appropriate ecological choices for the habitats on their farms? Modelling the biodiversity undertakings chosen within the Irish Rural Environment Protection Scheme
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2011-07)
Farmers participating in agri-environmental schemes (AESs) that are aimed at protecting biodiversity should ideally make decisions relating to the ecological management of their farms based on the habitat types found on ...
Measuring public preferences for the conservation of the traditional farm landscape
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2011-07)
This paper explores individuals' attitudes towards the traditional farm landscape. Results from a Generalised Tobit Interval model of willingness to pay for traditional farm landscape protection suggest that individuals ...
The Emerald or Yellow Isle? Estimating the welfare impacts of agricultural landscape change in Ireland
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2011-01)
In this paper we exploit a discrete choice modeling framework to estimate the potential non-market welfare impacts of alternative hypothetical rural Irish landscapes that could become real by the year 2030 depending both ...