Highlights•Nature and its contributions to people's quality of life are associated with a wide
diversity of values.•IPBES embraces this diversity of values, as well as the need to integrate …

Highlights•The relational nature of valuation and the specific content of valuation are
distinguished.•As contents of valuation, instrumental and relational values are different with …

Multi-Criteria Decision-Analysis (MCDA) methods are successfully applied in different fields
and disciplines. However, in many studies, the problem of selecting the proper methods and …

Plural valuation is about eliciting the diverse values of nature articulated by different
stakeholders in order to inform decision making and thus achieve more equitable and …

Soil health, along with water supply, is the most valuable resource for humans, as human life
depends on the soil's generosity. Soil degradation, therefore, poses a threat to food security …

One of the causes of the increasing number of ecological distribution conflicts around the
world is the changing metabolism of the economy in terms of growing flows of energy and …

Although a number of comprehensive reviews have examined global ecosystem services
(ES), few have focused on studies that assess urban ecosystem services (UES). Given that …

We are increasingly confronted with severe social and economic impacts of environmental
degradation all over the world. From a valuation perspective, environmental problems and …

While technological progress has fostered the conception of an urban society that is
increasingly decoupled from ecosystems, demands on natural capital and ecosystem …

Crisis, value, and hope are three concepts whose intersection and mutual constitution open
the door for a rethinking of the nature of economic life away from abstract models divorced …