An ecological economic analysis of swine wastes in a peri-urban area of Thailand [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Kampanat Vijitsrikamol

Fachbereich 09 Agrarwissenschaften, Ökotrophologie und Umweltmanagement Institut für Agrarpolitik und Marktforschung AN ECOLOGICAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF SWINE WASTES IN A PERI-URBAN AREA OF THAILAND Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades Doktor des Agrarwissenschaften (Dr. agr.) im Fachbereich Agrarwissenschaften, Ökotrophologie und Umweltmanagement Vorgelegt von: KAMPANAT VIJITSRIKAMOL Betreut von: PROF. DR. ERNST-AUGUST NUPPENAU PROF. DR. P. MICHAEL SCHMITZ February 2009 Forschungsergebnisse aus dem Fachbereich “Agrarwissenschaften, Oekotrophologie und Umweltmanagement” Title der Dissertation: An Ecological Economic Analysis of Swine Wastes in a Peri-Urban Area of Thailand Verfasser: Mr. Kampanat Vijitsrikamol Betreuer: Prof. Dr. Ernst-August Nuppenau Kurzfassung: Livestock wastes have become a growing worry especially in peri-urban areas of Thailand. The major source of livestock wastes is mainly derived from swine farms. The study was theoretically based on a welfare economic approach in which the Coase Theorem was employed. The study came in a line with investigating abatement and environmental damage costs drawn from swine wastes. It intended to identify optimal abatement levels of the pollutions in order to improve social welfare of the studied community. Moreover, a participatory approach is included in the study.