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Environment and Development Economics, 2004

Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 1995

A cost-minimization criterion for choosing among alternative technologies is incorporated into an... more A cost-minimization criterion for choosing among alternative technologies is incorporated into an 85-sector static input-output model of the U.S. economy. For each of two time periods, one past and one future, we distinguish several groups of sectors including those for which new technologies would be cost-saving only in the presence of technological changes in other sectors. On the basis of the results, the paper sketches the steps for making a formal representation of the choice of technology endogenous within the framework of a dynamic input-output model.

Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 1998

The amount of plastic in municipal solid waste (MSW ) has been growing because of the expansion i... more The amount of plastic in municipal solid waste (MSW ) has been growing because of the expansion in its use coupled with the lowest recycling rate among major MSW materials. This study explores the prospects for reducing plastic waste in the US through source reduction and recycling over the next decade. A database describing use of eight categories of plastics is constructed and linked to a 90-sector input-output database and model of the US economy. Two alternative scenarios about plastic use are constructed for 2005, a baseline scenario that assumes an unchanged rate of recycling of plastics and a recycling scenario that identifies those industries which are potential users of recycled plastics and estimates the amounts they can be expected to absorb. Increased rates of recycling of plastics in the United States are achievable, but will require significant changes in practices and policies.

Ocean & Coastal Management, 2009

... Poverty reduction and economic development will depend on sustainable management of its natur... more ... Poverty reduction and economic development will depend on sustainable management of its natural ... Using the categories of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, Zanzibar's most important ecosystem ... Regulating services: Habitat provision for fisheries and other species: ...

Natural Resources Forum, 2003

Environmental accounts bring together economic and environmental information in a common framewor... more Environmental accounts bring together economic and environmental information in a common framework to measure the contribution of the environment to the economy and the impact of the economy on the environment. They enable governments to set priorities, monitor economic policies more precisely, enact more effective environmental regulations and resource management strategies, and design more efficient market instruments for environmental policies. This article uses examples from the regional environmental accounting programme in southern Africa to demonstrate the usefulness of environmental accounts to policy-making and natural resource management. The examples address the contribution of natural capital endowments (minerals and fisheries) to sustainable development in Botswana and Namibia; the economic importance of non-market forest goods and services in South Africa; and the socio-economic impact of current water allocation and pricing policies in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. While there are many additional policy applications, these few provide a powerful argument for the use of environmental accounts in all countries.

Journal of Bioeconomics, 2010

Economic Systems Research, 1992

This paper examines the influence of techological change and changing factor prices in the US eco... more This paper examines the influence of techological change and changing factor prices in the US economy on prices and incomes between 1967 and 2000. Dynamic input–output physical, price and income models provide the conceptual framework for the analysis. The investigation is focused on sectoral price changes, the distribution of income and outlays between capital and labor, and the changing real

Ecological Economics, 1996

Ecological Economics, 2007

The framework for water accounting is applied to an international river basin, the Orange River B... more The framework for water accounting is applied to an international river basin, the Orange River Basin, which is shared among Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and South Africa. Each of the riparian states faces water constraints and relies increasingly on shared international water resources. The countries have adopted the principle of an economic approach to water management, once basin human needs are met, and all but Lesotho have constructed national water accounts to assist in water management. The water accounts for the Orange River Basin bring an economic perspective to water management at the regional level. The accounts include supply and use tables, which are used to compare the contribution to water supply from each riparian state to the amount used. The water accounts are then linked to economic data for each country to calculate water use and productivity by industry and country. There are considerable disparities in water productivity among the countries, which should be taken into account in future decisions about water allocation, pricing and infrastructure development.

Ecological Economics, 1995

Trade policies and environmental policies have evolved largely independently, and until recently ... more Trade policies and environmental policies have evolved largely independently, and until recently their interactions attracted little attention. There is much discussion of the institutional arrangements and economic instruments needed to embody environmental concerns in trade policy, but relatively little discussion of the role of technology. This paper describes the long-term, environmentally-motivated technological change involved in shifting from an "end-of-pipe" approach for capturing pollutants after they are generated to a focus on the prevention of environmental degradation. The new engineering field of Industrial Ecology promotes design and manufacturing practices that are based on an examination of the full life-cycle of a product in order to improve environmental performance. Industrial Ecology is spreading quickly in the industrialized countries, but its repercussions are transmitted widely through international trade. Plastics provide a good example of both the opportunities and the difficulties surrounding environmental protection, technological change, and trade. Concerns over solid waste in the rich countries may result in new market opportunities for biomass-based polymers, but the success of these products depends upon a complex set of factors, including very different alternative ways individual countries may choose to deal with solid waste. The implications for the developing countries are examined for the case of plastics, and more generally.