The triple bottom line: Meeting ecological, economic and social goals with individual transferable quotas

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 419-434

  Pereau J C ^a   Doyen, L ^b   Little, L R ^c   Thebaud O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b CP51   (France)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feasibility set; Individual and transferable quotas; Maximin; Renewable resource; Sustainability; Total allowable catch

Indexed keywords

FEASIBILITY SET; INDIVIDUAL AND TRANSFERABLE QUOTAS; MAXIMIN; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCHES;

MANAGERS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

FISHERIES;

FEASIBILITY STUDY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING EFFORT; LOBSTER FISHERY; NUMERICAL MODEL; QUOTA SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

NEPHROPS;

EID: 84858333692     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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