Publications

Above-ground biomass and structure of 260 African tropical forests
We report above-ground biomass (AGB), basal area, stem density and wood mass density estimates from 260 sample plots (mean size: 1.2 ha) in intact closed-canopy tropical forests across 12 … read more »

Isolating warm glow in charitable auction giving
We use a novel experimental design to isolate warm glow and measure its extent in an auction that contributes the revenues by highest bidders to a … read more »

The contribution of non-use values to inform the management of groundwater systems: the Rokua Esker, Northern Finland
Rokua in Northern Finland is a groundwater dependent ecosystem very sensitive to climate change and natural variability. As such, the water level of most of the … read more »

A micro-econometric approach to deriving use and non-use values of in-situ groundwater: The Vosvozis case study, Greece
The present study attempts to estimate the shadow price of unextracted groundwater in the Vozvozi aquifer. In the context of this study, we model the production … read more »

Hotelling rules: oscillatory versus quadratic trends in natural resource prices
A model is introduced for the description of natural resources price paths, which, in contrast to the existing literature, captures non-linear trends by means of a … read more »

Regime shifts in a social-ecological system
Ecological regime shifts are rarely purely ecological. Not only is the regime shift frequently triggered by human activity, but the responses of relevant actors to ecological dynamics are often … read more »

Resource discoveries, learning and national income accounting
Questions about the ultimate size of mineral and energy resource endowments, and the degree of fiscal prudence which should be exercised by countries engaged in resource … read more »

Water: Cost
Kubursi, A., and M. Agarwala. (2013). In Encyclopedia of Environmental Management, edited by Sven Erik Jorgensen. Vol. IV, 2801–2811. New York: Taylor and Francis.

Economy-wide impacts of REDD when there is political influence
National-level strategies for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation(REDD), financed by international transfers, have begun to emerge. A three-sector model is developed to explore the economy-wide … read more »

Tackling unsustainable wildlife trade
This chapter describes and illustrates the issues surrounding wildlife trade policies. Wildlife trades are complex and heterogeneous, requiring different management approaches although the issues discussed may be common. It … read more »


