Boundaries as tools for sustainable water management
Accross river basins water can have different types of values according not only to its production costs but also due to changes in the willingness to pay across the territory. The generalized view...
Huambo province in Angola has been detached from the outside world since the begining of the nineties. First due to the civil war in Angola and from then on due to the degradation of the roads and...
Exchange rate between scientific currencies - An application to the landuse plan of natura 2000
Vanda Serpa, Vasco Silva, Tomaz Dentinho
Science is driven by research funds, research funds are associated with decision making, and decision making is attached to valuation. Therefore every scientific paradigm tend to devise its own...
Input Output Tables for the Management of Water Resources in Islands. The Case of Terceira Island.
Tomaz Dentinho, Pedro Ferreira, Vasco Silva
Islands are attractive places for tourists and most islands can be, sooner or later, requested by an increasing touristic demand. But islands are also places where natural capital has very defined...
The Valuation of Different Island Destinations Using Gravity Models
Islands are one of the most important destinations for tourism and leisure. However, islands exhibit different levels of attractiveness in the course of time and comparing with other islands. The...
Land Use Change and Socio-Economic Evaluation in São Jorge Island (Between 15th and 20th Century)
Tomaz Dentinho, Vanda Serpa, Paulo Silveira, Joana Goncalves
The agenda explain the historical evolution of land uses in São Jorge Island (Azores- Portugal) between 15th-20th century.The economic exploitation of the island space prosecuted itself in...