Influencia social y sostenibilidad en el uso de recursos renovables

Isabel Almudi () and Julio Sanchez Choliz

Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales, 2006, vol. 06, issue 11

Abstract: En este trabajo presentamos un modelo en el que las actividades extractivas referidas a un recurso natural renovable, si son abusivas, generan alg�n tipo de reacci�n social que modifica las preferencias sociales. Esta modificaci�n es tenida en cuenta por el planificador a la hora de decidir cual es la asignaci�n intertemporal �ptima entre consumo y stock del recurso. Bajo estas nuevas condiciones, nos preguntamos c�mo cambia el stock del recurso natural en el estado estacionario y qu� puede decirse acerca de la posibilidad de sobreexplotaci�n en comparaci�n con los modelos tradicionales en los que no se considera reacci�n social. Los resultados obtenidos muestran que bajo estas nuevas condiciones el stock del estado estacionario aumenta y el comportamiento de la econom�a se vuelve m�s conservacionista, disminuyendo el riesgo de sobreexplotaci�n del recurso Palabras clave: Recursos Renovables, Sostenibilidad, Informaci�n Ambiental, Sobreexplotaci�n SOCIAL INFLUENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THE USE OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES Abstract In this paper we present a model in which we show that if the withdrawal activities referring to a renewable resource are abusive, they generate a social reaction of some kind that changes the social preferences. This change is taken into account by the social planner in deciding the optimal allocation between consumption and stock of the resource. Given these new conditions we ask how the stock of the resource in the steady state changes and what can be deduced about the chance of overuse of the resource. At the same time we compare these results to the ones obtained with traditional models which did not take social reactions into account. The conclusions obtained show that with these new conditions the stock of the steady state increases and the economy behavior becomes more conservative, diminishing the chance of overuse of the resource.

Keywords: Renewable Resources; Sustainability; Environmental Information; Overuse; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q50; Q20; C61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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