Modeling Spatial Sustainability: Spatial Welfare Economics versus Ecological Footprint
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Spatial welfare economics versus ecological footprint: modeling agglomeration, externalities and trade
A welfare framework for the analysis of the spatial dimensions of sustainability is developed. It covers agglomeration effects, interregional trade, negative environmental externalities, and various land use categories. Themodel is used to compare rankings of spatial configurations according to evaluations based on social welfare and ecological footprint indicators. Five spatial configurations ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: SSRN Electronic Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1556-5068
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.876431