Basis for a valuation of the Polish Exclusive Economic Zone of the Baltic Sea: Rationale and quest for tools
Weslawski, J.M.; Andrulewicz, E.; Kotwicki, L.; Kuzebski, E.; Lewandowski, A; Linkowski, T; Massel, S.R.; Musielak, S.; Olanczuk-Neyman, K.; Pempkowiak, J.; Piekarek-Jankowska, H.; Radziejewska, T.; Rozynski, G.; Sagan, I.; Skora, K.E.; Szefler, K.; Urbanski, J.A.; Witek, Z.; Wolowicz, M.; Zachowicz, J.; Zarzycki, T. (2006). Basis for a valuation of the Polish Exclusive Economic Zone of the Baltic Sea: Rationale and quest for tools. Oceanologia 48(1): 145-167
In: Oceanologia: Quarterly journal of basic research in marine sciences with emphasis on European seas. Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Oceanology: Wroclaw; Gdansk. ISSN 0078-3234; e-ISSN 2300-7370
This paper summarises current knowledge of goods and services in the PolishExclusive Economic Zone of the Baltic Sea ecosystem. It reviews specific propertiesof the Baltic that could be used for economic valuation. Goods and servicesrange from the familiar resources of fish and minerals, which were valued withthe Productivity Method, to less obvious services provided by the ecosystem suchas biofiltration in coastal sands, valued with either the Replacement Cost orDamage Cost Avoided methods. Disservices to the marine ecosystem are alsoconsidered, e.g. erosion and coastal flooding, including the costs of planned mitigatingmeasures. This paper emphasises the importance of using valuation methodsto help make better-educated decisions for the sustainability of the Baltic Sea.
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