Papers by Alessandra La Notte
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks, Feb 23, 2023
Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment, Apr 1, 2010
Negli ultimi decenni il concetto di contabilita ambientale ha attraversato un notevole sviluppo d... more Negli ultimi decenni il concetto di contabilita ambientale ha attraversato un notevole sviluppo dal punto di vista teorico, applicativo e nelle possibili utilizzazioni. Al momento presente da una parte, a livello macroeconomico, gli uffici statistici nazionali e comunitari assieme ad organizzazioni internazionali hanno lavorato ad un sistema di conti integrati economico-ambientali (SEEA) che ‘completa’ attraverso conti satellite il sistema di contabilita nazionale. Dall’altra parte iniziative locali, come Agenda 21, coordinate anche da organizzazioni internazionali, come ICLEI, hanno avviato una serie di sperimentazioni che introducono la rendicontazione sull’ambiente negli enti pubblici locali. Si tratta di due sistemi diversi che operano a diversi livelli instituzionali. Ci si chiede quindi se e possibile ed utile trovare fra essi un punto di incontro. Puo essere utile perche, da una parte, a scala sub-regionale una contabilita ambientale del territorio e del tutto assente e, dall’altra, sarebbe di aiuto una rigorosa base metodologica per la rendicontazione ambientale degli enti locali. Tale impostazione diventa possibile nel momento in cui si fa una chiara distinzione fra i moduli contabili veri e propri e gli indicatori da inserire nei documenti atti alla comunicazione. In questo lavoro si propone un sistema di integrazione fra i conti integrati economico- ambientali (SEEA) e il bilancio ambientale diffuso in molti comuni e province italiani (CLEAR). Nello specifico si presenta una possibile integrazione fra i dati NAMEA- emissioni in atmosfera e rifiuti e alcuni indicatori dei conti fisici CLEAR nella Provincia di Torino.
Journal of Environmental Management, 2023
Ecosystem accounting is a statistical framework that aims to track the state of ecosystems and ec... more Ecosystem accounting is a statistical framework that aims to track the state of ecosystems and ecosystem services, with periodic updates. This framework follows the statistical standard of the System of Environmental Economic Accounting Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA). SEEA EA is composed of physical ecosystem extent, condition and ecosystem service supply-use accounts and monetary ecosystem service and asset accounts. This paper focuses on the potential use of the "Value Transfer" (VT) valuation method to produce the monetary ecosystem service accounts taking advantage of experience with rigorous benefit transfer methods that have been developed and tested over many years in environmental economics. Although benefit transfer methods have been developed primarily for welfare analysis, the underlying techniques and advantages are directly applicable to monetary exchange values required for ecosystem accounting. The compilation of regular accounts is about to become a key area of work for the National Statistical Offices worldwide as well as for the EU Member States in particular, due to the anticipated amendment to regulation on European environmental economic accounts introducing ecosystem accounts. On this basis, accounting practitioners have voiced their concerns in a global consultation during SEEA EA revision, about three issues in particular: the lack of resources, the need for guidelines and the challenge of periodically updating the accounts. We argue that VT can facilitate empirical applications that assess ecosystem services in monetary terms, especially at national scales and in situations with limited expertise and resources available. VT is a low-cost valuation approach in line with SEEA EA requirements able to provide periodic, rigorous and consistent estimates for use in accounts. While some methodological challenges remain, it is likely that VT can help to implement SEEA EA at scale and in time to respond to the pressing need to incorporate nature into mainstream decision-making processes.
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks, Feb 23, 2023
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks, Feb 23, 2023
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Aug 28, 2019
New Biotechnology, 2020
This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the ad... more This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.
A modelling environment has been developed to assess optimum combinations of water retention meas... more A modelling environment has been developed to assess optimum combinations of water retention measures, water savings measures, and nutrient reduction measures for continental Europe. This modelling environment consists of linking the agricultural CAPRI model, the LUMP land use model, the LISFLOOD water quantity model, the EPIC water quality model, the LISQUAL combined water quantity, quality and hydro-economic model, and a multi-criteria optimisation routine. Simulations have been carried out to assess the effects of water retention measures, water savings measures, and nutrient reduction measures on several hydro-chemical indicators, such as the Water Exploitation Index, Environmental Flow indicators, N and P concentrations in rivers, the 50-year return period river discharge as an indicator for flooding, and economic losses due to water scarcity for the agricultural sector, the industrial sector, and the public sector. Also, potential flood damage of a 100-year return period flood...
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Via Po, 53 10124 Torino (Italy) Tel. (+39) 011 6704917 - Fax (+39) 011 6703895 URL: http//www.d... more Via Po, 53 10124 Torino (Italy) Tel. (+39) 011 6704917 - Fax (+39) 011 6703895 URL: http//www.de.unito.it ... Local environmental accounting: Methodological lessons from the application of NAMEA tables at sub-national levels ... Dipartimento di Economia S. Cognetti de Martiis
The identification of an appropriate justification for Agri-Environment-Climate (AEC) payments is... more The identification of an appropriate justification for Agri-Environment-Climate (AEC) payments is a crucial issue in the new Rural Development Programme (RDP). Given the environmental importance of grasslands in Trentino (Italy), the Management Authority in charge of the RDP decided to integrate an approach based on Ecosystem Services (ES) into the calculation of AEC payments. The paper presents the methodology used for this approach as well as the preliminary results. The first step entails building a probabilistic model for the ES, named Sustainable Fodder Production. Model outputs are then integrated with the accounting results based on the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) database (2009-2012) with the aim of calculating the additional costs and income
One Ecosystem
Europe is a leader in the tourism industry, with half of the world's international arrivals i... more Europe is a leader in the tourism industry, with half of the world's international arrivals in 2018. Nowadays tourism activities related to the enjoyment of nature, Nature-based tourism (NBT), are amongst the main tourism markets worldwide. NBT represents both a challenge and an opportunity. In fact, on the one hand, it contributes to creating new markets and spurring job growth, especially for small businesses and, on the other hand, it might impact the environment and local communities. What's more, it is extremely difficult to quantify the role of nature in traditional economic accounting. In this context, the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) covers this gap by reporting information not included in the traditional system of economic accounts. The Central SEEA framework was adopted by the UN Statistical Commission in 2012 and the Ecosystem Accounting module (SEEA EA) has recently been adopted to quantify the role of ecosystems. In this study, we fine-tune...
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Papers by Alessandra La Notte
Services World Conference in Hannover, Germany in 2019. Eight cases are summarized here; applications of
ecosystem accounts in Europe, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Uganda, Bulgaria, Andalusia-Spain and
Oslo-Norway. Most of these applications are in line with the System of Integrated Environmental and
Economic Accounts (SEEA) framework and the outcomes are regarded as pilot attempts concluding in
interesting messages that should be accounted for in next development steps. All cases discuss the
compilation process of certain type of ecosystem asset or ecosystem services accounts either at regional,
national or local level depicting the methodological process as well as the main outcomes. They also report
the policy priorities that these accounts attempted to address and the policy implications that may follow
given the accounts’ results. Some of the strong highlights emerged from these cases are summarized as
follows: countries should initiate the development of accounts using currently available data and then evolve
this attempt based on pilot accounts. It is imperative that collaboration between institutes is ensured as
ecosystem accounting is a complex process that demands strong joint forces between different experts as
well as stakeholders. Demand for ecosystem accounts should be systematically developed if ecosystem
accounting is to be institutionalized. Accounts need to demonstrate clear messages and be linked to certain
policy needs even in this primary stage to foster policy support.
This report outlines initial proposal for the service supply and use tables that will be produced by KIP INCA. JRC is the main organization responsible for the development of this set of accounts but it will collaborate closely with the other KIP partners. In particular, accounts will be developed for provisioning ecosystem services (arable cropping, marine fish, outdoor animal husbandry, timber and water), regulating and maintenance services (crop pollination, erosion control, water purification, air purification, global climate regulation and flood control) and cultural services (outdoor recreation). A detailed fact sheet with the description of each ecosystem service is also included in this report.
The SEEA EEA proposes that the stocks in ecosystem accounts are represented by spatial areas, which constitute ecosystem assets. Drivers of change, such as land conversions and land management practises, alter the structure and processes within ecosystems and the functional characteristics of these ecosystem assets. A special section of this report reviews and compares a number of land cover datasets and discuss about the implications of dataset uncertainty on ecosystem service accounts.
KIP INCA will apply and critically test the SEEA EEA framework. The work and experience of KIP INCA will be an essential contribution to the further development of the SEEA EEA during its current experimental phase.