Valuation of Regulating Services of Ecosystems : Methodology and Applications.

Valuation of Regulating Services of Ecosystems : Methodology and Applications.

Economic valuation may be seen as a tool used when resolving conflicting choices and tradeoffs involving limited and competing resources. This book analyzes the various issues of economic valuation and covers the basic concepts and application of methodologies through case studies from all over the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kumar, Pushpam
Other Authors: Wood, Michael D.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2010.
Series:Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics, v. 27
Subjects:
Ecosystem services.
Ecology > Economic aspects.
Valuation.
Environmental economics.
Evaluation.
appraisals (financial records)
Evaluation
Ecology > Economic aspects
Ecosystem services
Environmental economics
Valuation
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Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 An introduction to the valuation of regulating services; Part I: Concepts; 2 Valuing ecosystem services: Benefits, values, space and time; 3 Ecosystem services: Managing trade-offs between provisioning and regulating services; 4 The "ecosystem service framework": A critical assessment; Part II: Methodological applications; 5 Evaluating the economic impacts of water harvesting in Burkina Faso; 6 Accounting for regulating services; 7 Valuation of ecosystem services in coastal ecosystems: Asian and European perspectives.
  • 8 Valuing the storm protection services of mangroves: Methodological and data challenges9 European forests and carbon sequestration services: An economic assessment of climate change impacts; 10 Valuing the services of coral reef systems for sustainable coastal management: A case study of the Gulf of Kachchh, India; Part III: Synthesis; 11 Institutions and ecosystem functions: The case of Keti Bunder, Pakistan; 12 V.

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