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Optimal Regulation of Eutrophying Lakes, Fjords, and Rivers in the Presence of Threshold Effects
Author(s) -
Nævdal Eric
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.1111/0002-9092.00223
Subject(s) - eutrophication , pollutant , fjord , environmental science , stock (firearms) , value (mathematics) , economics , ecology , computer science , biology , oceanography , geography , geology , archaeology , machine learning , nutrient
Eutrophication is a biological process that has an unfavorable economic impact on the economic value of the water basins it affects. Eutrophication depends on thresholds effects, and optimal policies for the regulation of eutrophication must take this into account. Such optimal policies are derived in the present article by utilizing a novel technique in optimal control theory. This technique facilitates a proper analysis of deterministic stock pollutants with thresholds effects, a topic it is argued has been poorly understood in the literature.