Still environmental problems are highly complex and may be studied from several points of view. One approach is to extend existing national accounts and historical national accounts to include environmnetal aspects. Basically, this may be fruitful when conflicting goals of a healthy environment and material welfare are in focus. The purpose of the project is to describe and analysize the changing pattern of environmental impact in relation to economic growth and structural transformation. At the present the ambition is to cover logging, iron ore mining and industrial pollutants.
Series are to be expressed both in physical and monetary units.
Concerning the monetary series several methods will be adopted. Ume Papers in Economic History. Nordiska historiska nationalr kenskaper. Occasional Papers in Economic History-Ume University. Some problems and Prospects.