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Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Environmental Challenges in the Baltic Region: An Introduction ; References; 2 Towards a Sustainable Food System in the Baltic Sea Region ; Introduction: Baltic Sea Agriculture; The Environmental Pressure from Agriculture; Socio-economic Aspects of a Sustainable Food System; Sustainable Agriculture; Defining a Sustainable Food System in the Baltic Sea Region; Aim and Research Questions: Aspects of Sustainable Food Systems; Methodology; Results
What Environmental Effects Are Expected from a Large-Scale Change Towards Ecological Recycling Agriculture?What Governance Strategies Are Effective in Supporting Ecosystem Management and Sustainable Food Systems?; What Socio-Economic Effects Are Expected from a Transition Towards Ecological Recycling Agriculture?; Discussion; Costs and Benefits of Measures Targeting Production; On Regional Cooperation; Implications for Policy; A Policy Window for Sustainable Agriculture; Implications for New EU Members; Possible Policy Measures Towards a Sustainable Food System
Concluding Remarks: A Sustainable Food System in the Baltic Sea RegionReferences; 3 Costs of Nutrient Management with Technological Development and Climate Change ; Introduction; A Simple Dynamic Model with Uncertainty; Properties of Cost-Effective Solutions; Application on the Baltic Sea; Data Retrieval; Results; Conclusions; References; 4 Optimal Strategies for Inland and Coastal Water Monitoring ; Introduction; A Model of Upstream and Downstream Monitoring Choices; Strategy I: Simultaneous Decision on up- and Downstream Monitoring
Strategy II: Decide First on Monitoring of the Sources, then on Monitoring of Downstream Water QualityStrategy III: Decide First on Downstream Monitoring, then on the Monitoring of Emissions from Sources; Regulators Comparison of Alternative Monitoring Strategies; Numerical Simulations; Results; Critical Thresholds for Choice of Strategy; Conclusions and Discussion; Appendix: Development of the Expected Utility Function for a Linear Programming Model; References; 5 Public Policies Towards Marine Protection: Benchmarking Estonia to Finland and Sweden ; Introduction; Theoretical Background
Cost-Effectiveness AnalysisCost-Benefit Analysis; Beyond Economic Analyses; Empirical Background; Measures by Descriptor; Classification of Measures; Cost-Effectiveness; Estonia; Finland; Sweden; Comparison; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Specification of Alternatives; Choice of Impact Categories, Predicting the Impacts and Monetization; Presentation of CBA Results; Comparison; International Collaboration; Conclusions and Recommendations; References; 6 Factors Affecting Choice of Travel Mode in Tallinn ; Introduction; Literature Review; Data and Methodology; Results; Conclusions; References
What Environmental Effects Are Expected from a Large-Scale Change Towards Ecological Recycling Agriculture?What Governance Strategies Are Effective in Supporting Ecosystem Management and Sustainable Food Systems?; What Socio-Economic Effects Are Expected from a Transition Towards Ecological Recycling Agriculture?; Discussion; Costs and Benefits of Measures Targeting Production; On Regional Cooperation; Implications for Policy; A Policy Window for Sustainable Agriculture; Implications for New EU Members; Possible Policy Measures Towards a Sustainable Food System
Concluding Remarks: A Sustainable Food System in the Baltic Sea RegionReferences; 3 Costs of Nutrient Management with Technological Development and Climate Change ; Introduction; A Simple Dynamic Model with Uncertainty; Properties of Cost-Effective Solutions; Application on the Baltic Sea; Data Retrieval; Results; Conclusions; References; 4 Optimal Strategies for Inland and Coastal Water Monitoring ; Introduction; A Model of Upstream and Downstream Monitoring Choices; Strategy I: Simultaneous Decision on up- and Downstream Monitoring
Strategy II: Decide First on Monitoring of the Sources, then on Monitoring of Downstream Water QualityStrategy III: Decide First on Downstream Monitoring, then on the Monitoring of Emissions from Sources; Regulators Comparison of Alternative Monitoring Strategies; Numerical Simulations; Results; Critical Thresholds for Choice of Strategy; Conclusions and Discussion; Appendix: Development of the Expected Utility Function for a Linear Programming Model; References; 5 Public Policies Towards Marine Protection: Benchmarking Estonia to Finland and Sweden ; Introduction; Theoretical Background
Cost-Effectiveness AnalysisCost-Benefit Analysis; Beyond Economic Analyses; Empirical Background; Measures by Descriptor; Classification of Measures; Cost-Effectiveness; Estonia; Finland; Sweden; Comparison; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Specification of Alternatives; Choice of Impact Categories, Predicting the Impacts and Monetization; Presentation of CBA Results; Comparison; International Collaboration; Conclusions and Recommendations; References; 6 Factors Affecting Choice of Travel Mode in Tallinn ; Introduction; Literature Review; Data and Methodology; Results; Conclusions; References