Conference paper

Ecological-Economic Valuation of Prestigious Species in Case of Human-Wildlife Conflicts: The Elephant Example


Authors listNuppenau, EA

Publication year2015

URLhttp://www.bioecon-network.org/pages/17th_2015/Nuppenau.pdf

Conference17th Annual BIOECON Conference "Experimental and Behavioural Economics and the Conservation of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services"


Abstract
In land use conflicts between humans and nature, in particular in case of prestigious species (here elephants as example), typically valuation is done from a human perspective, i.e. anthropocentric. It is based on human utility, willingness to pay, etc.; yet in a biased way, because a user states preferences without knowing “costs of nature” in provision. I.e. we have no mean of recognizing nature wealth per se. We depart and include an energy loss minimization as a complementary optimization of nature (as surrogate for wealth) and aim at detection of “values” from behaviour. The value detection is combined with a system analysis on human-animal-energy-acquisition and the corresponding – conflict is spelt out. In a system analysis on conflict we equate biomass (energy) demand of humans with that of species at highest trophic level (as said elephants). Then adjustments look at reaching equilibrium; this is made letting shadow prices change. In this regard we emulate a joint welfare analysis as if demands equate; we assume two different demand functions for land: humans and animals. The allocation is considered “optimal” and delivers us “values”.




Citation Styles

Harvard Citation styleNuppenau, E. (2015) Ecological-Economic Valuation of Prestigious Species in Case of Human-Wildlife Conflicts: The Elephant Example, 17th Annual BIOECON Conference "Experimental and Behavioural Economics and the Conservation of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services", Cambridge, 13-15 September 2015. http://www.bioecon-network.org/pages/17th_2015/Nuppenau.pdf

APA Citation styleNuppenau, E. (2015, 13-15 September 2015). Ecological-Economic Valuation of Prestigious Species in Case of Human-Wildlife Conflicts: The Elephant Example. 17th Annual BIOECON Conference "Experimental and Behavioural Economics and the Conservation of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services", Cambridge. http://www.bioecon-network.org/pages/17th_2015/Nuppenau.pdf


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