Valuing Ecosystem Services: The Case of Multi-functional Wetlands by Stavros Geo

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Ecosystem services can be broadly defined as the aspects of ecosystems that provide benefits to people. This book provides guidance on the valuation of ecosystem services, using the case of multifunctional wetlands to illustrate and make recommendations regarding the methods and techniques that can be applied to appraise management options.

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Ecosystem services can be broadly defined as the aspects of ecosystems that provide benefits to people. This book provides guidance on the valuation of ecosystem services, using the case of multifunctional wetlands to illustrate and make recommendations regarding the methods and techniques that can be applied to appraise management options. It provides a review of ecosystem service valuation rationale, including its importance from both a policy and project appraisal perspective, and a useful reference when considering policy and appraisal of ecosystem management options. It shows how legal obligations and other high-level management targets should be taken into account in valuation exercises, thus giving important policy context to the management options. The authors set out what they call an Ecosystem Services Approach to the full appraisal of the role of ecosystem services in the economy and society. Although concentrating on wetlands, the approaches suggested provide an assessment framework that can be applied to other types of ecosystem assets.

Author Biography

R Kerry Turner, CBE, is director of the Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE) and director of the Zuckerman Institute for Connective Environmental Research (ZICER), both at the University of East Anglia, UK. Stavros Georgiou is an economic advisor, UK Health and Safety Executive and an honorary research fellow at CSERGE. Brendan Fisher is a Research Fellow at thei? Woodrow Wilson School ofi? Public and Internationali? Affairsi? at Princeton University, USA.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2.The Ecosystem Services Approach to Natural Resource Management 3. Policy Appraisal Perspectives and Socio-economic Appraisal Approaches 4. The Ecosystem Services Approach: Valuation of Multi-functional Wetlands 5. Economic Valuation of Wetland Ecosystem Services in Practice 6. Valuation of Multi-functional Wetland: Case Studies 7. Conclusions and Future Prospects Appendices Bibliography Index

Review

'This is the definitive volume on understanding and valuing wetland ecosystem services. With rapidly growing interest in ecosystem services and applications in a broad range of contexts, this volume is absolutely essential.' Robert Costanza, Professor of ecological economics, University of Vermont, USA 'Brings the subject together in a text that combines theory, principles and practical applications - in a way that will be of interest to researchers and practitioners.' Joe Morris, Professor of resource economics and management, Cranfield University, UK 'A valuable reference' S.G. Shetron, emeritus professor, Michigan Technological University, USA

Review Quote

'This is the definitive volume on understanding and valuing wetland ecosystem services. With rapidly growing interest in ecosystem services and applications in a broad range of contexts, this volume is absolutely essential.'Robert Costanza, Professor of ecological economics, University of Vermont, USA'Brings the subject together in a text that combines theory, principles and practical applications - in a way that will be of interest to researchers and practitioners.'Joe Morris, Professor of resource economics and management, Cranfield University, UK'A valuable reference'S.G. Shetron, emeritus professor, Michigan Technological University, USA

Details ISBN1849713545 Author R. Kerry Turner Year 2011 ISBN-10 1849713545 ISBN-13 9781849713542 Format Paperback Imprint Earthscan Ltd Subtitle The Case of Multi-functional Wetlands Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 333.918 Illustrations Figures, tables, boxes, index Media Book Publication Date 2011-03-03 Short Title VALUING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES Language English Residence ENK Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Affiliation University of East Anglia, UK Pages 230 Series Routledge Studies in Ecosystem Services UK Release Date 2011-03-03 AU Release Date 2011-03-03 NZ Release Date 2011-03-03 Alternative 9781844076154 Audience Undergraduate We've got this

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