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Negative incentives and sustainability in the amazonian logging industry
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Titel: |
Negative incentives and sustainability in the amazonian logging industry |
In: | Nova Economia, 27, 2017, 3, S. 363-391 |
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Umfang: | 363-391 |
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1980-5381 0103-6351 |
DOI: | 10.1590/0103-6351/2735 |
Zusammenfassung: | <jats:p>Abstract: This paper investigates the existence of lock-in of low technology and high environmental impact on Brazilian Amazon logging industry. The research employed evolutionary economics as a theoretical basis, especially the concept of technological trajectories. The duality of decisions involving logging - conventional logging (CL) versus reduced-impact logging (RIL) - was studied. An agent-based simulation model - in which decision-making under bounded rationality is based on a genetic algorithm - was implemented in Java programming language. Results demonstrate the existence of lock-in, producers aversion to risks, greater operational efficiency of sustainable logging, and benefits derived from a policy of environmental bonuses, both in economic and ecological terms.</jats:p> |
Format: | E-Article |
Quelle: | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (CrossRef) |
Sprache: | Unbestimmt |