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Empirical Study of Economic‐Ecologic Linkages in a Coastal Area
Author(s) -
Hite James C.,
Laurent Eugene A.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr007i005p01070
Subject(s) - metropolitan area , liberian dollar , matrix (chemical analysis) , input–output model , econometrics , inverse , gross output , resource (disambiguation) , matrix model , economics , environmental science , geography , mathematics , production (economics) , computer science , macroeconomics , mathematical physics , computer network , materials science , geometry , archaeology , finance , composite material , string (physics)
An input‐output model was adapted to estimate the environmental repercussions of changes in the economic structure of the Charleston, South Carolina, metropolitan area. The model contains two basic elements: (1) the Leontief inverse of a regional input‐output matrix, and (2) an environmental matrix containing data on resource use or residuals emission per dollar of gross output for each sector of the input‐output matrix. Implementation of the model is achieved by postmultiplying the environmental matrix by the Leontief inverse. The results show the cumulative effects on the local environment of both the direct and indirect changes resulting from changes in the economy structure of the area, and these results provide a basis for estimating the environmental repercussions of alternative changes in the local economy.