Browsing Research Articles (Economics) by Subject "Water"

Browsing Research Articles (Economics) by Subject "Water"

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  • The demand for ecosystem services by different calf-production systems in South Africa 
    Blignaut, James Nelson; Crookes, D.J. (Douglas); Saki, Ayanda (African Association of Agricultural Economists, 2017-06)
    This study compares the environmental impact (i.e. feed intake, water consumption and greenhouse gas emissions) of 12 different calf-production systems to produce a calf weighing 190 kg to 220 kg. A farm-level static ...
  • Estimating the opportunity cost of water for the Kusile and Medupi coal-fired electricity power plants in South Africa 
    Inglesi-Lotz, Roula; Blignaut, James Nelson (Energy Research Insitute, University of Cape Town, 2012-11)
    In South Africa, water is considered a limited source, not only because of the country’s arid nature, but also because of the relatively skew distribution of the resource and the fact that 98% of the resource is already ...
  • Redistributing environmental tax revenue to reduce poverty in South Africa : the cases of energy and water 
    Van Heerden, J.H. (Jan Horn), 1957-; Blignaut, James Nelson; Chitiga-Mabugu, Margaret; Gerlagh, Reyer; Hess, Sebastiaan; Tol, Richard S.J.; Horridge, Mark; Mabugu, Ramos; De Wit, M.P. (Martinus Petrus); Letsoalo, Anthony (Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences University of Pretoria, 2006-12)
    South Africa, as an upper middle-income, resource-intensive developing country with an open economy, has to find innovative ways to combat poverty, promote economic growth and reduce the intensity of resource use, ...
  • System dynamic modelling to assess economic viability and risk trade-offs for ecological restoration in South Africa 
    Crookes, Douglas; Blignaut, James Nelson; De Wit, M.P. (Martinus Petrus); Esler, Karen J. (Karen Joan); Le Maitre, D.C. (David Carlyle); Milton, S.; Mitchell, S.; Cloete, J.; De Abreu, P.; Fourie (nee Vlok), H.; Gull, K.; Marx, D.; Mugido, Worship; Ndhlovu, T.; Nowell, M.; Pauw, M.; Rebelo, A. (Elsevier, 2013-05)
    Can markets assist by providing support for ecological restoration, and if so, under what conditions? The first step in addressing this question is to develop a consistent methodology for economic evaluation of ecological ...