Monetary green accounting at a regional scale in Sweden
In this thesis environmentally adjusted regional products (EDPRs) are calculated by introducing non-marketed values of natural capital assets into conventional GDPR (Gross Domestic Product of regions) figures for the years 1995 and 2000, following welfare based green accounting theoretical guideline...
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| author | Isacs, Lina |
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| description | In this thesis environmentally adjusted regional products (EDPRs) are calculated by introducing non-marketed values of natural capital assets into conventional GDPR (Gross Domestic Product of regions) figures for the years 1995 and 2000, following welfare based green accounting theoretical guidelines. The EDPRs of Sweden's 21 counties presented are partially adjusted in the sense that values of two natural capital outputs in the form of ecosystem services, pollution sequestration and recreational services, from three types of ecosystems, forests, agricultural landscape and wetlands, are calculated and added to GDPRs using secondary data of resource quantities and value estimates from existing studies. The empirical demonstration shows that the net welfare contribution from these assets is positive, but that in several counties the use of the assets has been unsustainable. When comparing the EDPRs and conventional GDPRs it is shown that the two measurements of growth provide significantly different pictures of regional wealth and productivity; regions that are traditionally considered as relatively less growth promoting are shown to hold important sources of wealth, with high EDPRs per capita, while on the other hand counties that are rich in conventional terms fall behind when adjusting for values of natural capital. Moreover, it is shown that growth in EDPR and GDPR can show opposite signs. |
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| spelling | RepoSLU108562017-09-25T08:28:26Z https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/10856/ Monetary green accounting at a regional scale in Sweden Isacs, Lina Economics and management In this thesis environmentally adjusted regional products (EDPRs) are calculated by introducing non-marketed values of natural capital assets into conventional GDPR (Gross Domestic Product of regions) figures for the years 1995 and 2000, following welfare based green accounting theoretical guidelines. The EDPRs of Sweden's 21 counties presented are partially adjusted in the sense that values of two natural capital outputs in the form of ecosystem services, pollution sequestration and recreational services, from three types of ecosystems, forests, agricultural landscape and wetlands, are calculated and added to GDPRs using secondary data of resource quantities and value estimates from existing studies. The empirical demonstration shows that the net welfare contribution from these assets is positive, but that in several counties the use of the assets has been unsustainable. When comparing the EDPRs and conventional GDPRs it is shown that the two measurements of growth provide significantly different pictures of regional wealth and productivity; regions that are traditionally considered as relatively less growth promoting are shown to hold important sources of wealth, with high EDPRs per capita, while on the other hand counties that are rich in conventional terms fall behind when adjusting for values of natural capital. Moreover, it is shown that growth in EDPR and GDPR can show opposite signs. Med utgångspunkt i modern miljöekonomisk teori beräknas i denna uppsats miljöjusterade bruttoregionalprodukter (EDPR) för Sveriges 21 län åren 1995 och 2000 genom att värdet av icke marknadsförda tjänster från naturkapital introduceras i konventionella regionala produktionsmått (BRP). EDPR justeras partiellt genom att två typer av tjänster, utsläppsminskning och rekreation, från de tre ekosystemen skog, jordbrukslandskap och våtmarker värderas och läggs till BRP med hjälp av befintlig resursdata och tillgängliga värderingstudier. Den empiriska studien visar att dessa naturtillgångar bidrar positivt till regional välfärd, men att tillgångarna i flera av länen inte använts eller förvaltats på ett hållbart sätt. Vid en jämförelse mellan tillväxten i EDPR och konventionella BRP framgår att de två måtten ger olika bilder av regional förmögenhet och produktivitet; regioner som traditionellt inte anses framgångsrika vad gäller tillväxt och rikedom uppvisar höga EDPR-värden per capita, medan län som är rika med konventionella mått mätt halkar efter när hänsyn tas till värdet av naturkapital. Studien visar också att tillväxten i EDPR och konventionell BRP kan förändras i motsatta riktningar. 2007-04-02 Other NonPeerReviewed application/pdf sv https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/10856/1/isacs_l_170925.pdf Isacs, Lina, 2007. Monetary green accounting at a regional scale in Sweden. UNSPECIFIED, Uppsala. Uppsala: (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Economics <https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/view/divisions/OID-510.html> urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-7108 eng |
| spellingShingle | Economics and management Isacs, Lina Monetary green accounting at a regional scale in Sweden |
| title | Monetary green accounting at a regional scale in Sweden |
| title_full | Monetary green accounting at a regional scale in Sweden |
| title_fullStr | Monetary green accounting at a regional scale in Sweden |
| title_full_unstemmed | Monetary green accounting at a regional scale in Sweden |
| title_short | Monetary green accounting at a regional scale in Sweden |
| title_sort | monetary green accounting at a regional scale in sweden |
| topic | Economics and management |
| url | https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/10856/ https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/10856/ |