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Economics of Habitat Fragmentation: A Review and Critique of the Literature

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  • Albers, H. J.
  • Lee, K. D.
  • Sims, K. R. E.

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Understanding the signficance of habitat fragmentation for ecological function has been a focus in the natural sciences for decades. More recently, the field of economics has begun to assess the drivers and impact of habitat fragmentation, as well as potential policy and market-based mechanisms to address fragmentation. We present a review of the existing economics literature that addresses habitat pattern/fragmentation and we define themes, issues, and next steps for this literature. First, this paper reviews economic modeling and empirical approaches to identifying drivers and patterns of fragmentation. The next section summarizes the literature on analysis of optimal land use patterns and the tradeoffs of managing for ecological and economic objectives. The last literature section contains description of policy and mechanisms for addressing habitat fragmentation in the context of single and multiple landowners who do not manage land for habitat benefits explicitly. We conclude with a discussion of unanswered questions and next steps for research and data analysis on habitat fragmentation.

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  • Albers, H. J. & Lee, K. D. & Sims, K. R. E., 2018. "Economics of Habitat Fragmentation: A Review and Critique of the Literature," International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, now publishers, vol. 11(2), pages 97-144, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:now:jirere:101.00000092
    DOI: 10.1561/101.00000092
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    1. Acocella, Nicola & Di Giovanni, Tomasz, 2019. "Natural Resources and Environment Preservation: Strategic Substitutability vs. Complementarity in Global and Local Public Good Provision," International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, now publishers, vol. 13(3-4), pages 203-227, September.
    2. Drechsler, Martin, 2023. "Ecological and economic trade-offs between amount and spatial aggregation of conservation and the cost-effective design of coordination incentives," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 213(C).
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    4. Drechsler, Martin & Grimm, Volker, 2022. "Land-use hysteresis triggered by staggered payment schemes for more permanent biodiversity conservation," MPRA Paper 110361, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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