B Bartkowski - Ecosystem Services, 2017 - Elsevier
Economic valuation mostly focuses on specific ecosystems, species or the services they provide. The diversity within ecosystems is viewed as a valuation object less frequently. In …
Linking biophysical aspects of ecosystems with human benefits through the notion of ecosystem services is essential to assess the trade-offs (ecological, socio-cultural, economic …
The economic valuation of ecosystem services is a key policy tool in stemming losses of biological diversity. It is proposed that the loss of ecosystem function and the biological …
The assessment of total economic value has become a pragmatic and popular approach in nature valuation, yet criticisms have been raised. One major point of critique is that total …
O Fromm - Environmental and Resource Economics, 2000 - Springer
Rational economic decisions regarding theconservation of biodiversity require the considerationof all the benefits generated by this naturalresource. Recently a number of …
R Costanza, S Farber - Ecological economics, 2002 - Elsevier
2. Background Human activities have become so extensive that all ecosystems on the planet have been altered by them to some extent (Cronin et al., 1996, Vitousek et al., 1997). These …
SC Farber, R Costanza, MA Wilson - Ecological economics, 2002 - Elsevier
The purpose of this special issue is to elucidate concepts of value and methods of valuation that will assist in guiding human decisions vis-à-vis ecosystems. The concept of ecosystem …
The value of ecosystem services: putting the issues in perspective - ScienceDirect Skip to main contentSkip to article Elsevier logo Journals & Books Search RegisterSign in View PDF …
L Jones-Walters, I Mulder - Journal for Nature Conservation, 2009 - Elsevier
The failure of society to place a value on nature has resulted in the degradation of ecosystems, a consequent reduction in ecosystem services, and has contributed to a …