Space and the Environment: An Introduction to the Special Issue

Batabyal, Amitrajeet and Folmer, Henk (2018): Space and the Environment: An Introduction to the Special Issue.

Abstract

We have two objectives in this special issue. First, we bring together in one place, original research that sheds light on the ways in which the notion of “space” affects the conceptualization of natural resource and environmental problems. Second, given this conceptualization, we show how rigorous modeling of natural resource and environmental problems that explicitly accounts for space overcomes some of the shortcomings of non-spatial analysis. Following this introductory paper, there are six additional papers in this issue. Each of these papers discusses a particular research question at the interface of what we call “space and the environment.”

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Biased and Inconsistent Estimators, Environment, Modeling, Natural Resources, Space, Welfare
• Subjects: Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q50 - General; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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