Valuation of regulating services of ecosystems : methodology and applications

edited by Pushpam Kumar and Michael D. Wood

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 world

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Year of publication:	2010
Other Persons:	Wood, Michael D. (contributor) ; Kumar, Pushpam (contributor)
Publisher:	New York : Routledge
Subject:	Regulierung \| Regulation \| Umweltpolitik \| Environmental policy \| Bewertung \| Evaluation \| Welt \| World \| Umwelt \| Environment
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [external.dandelon.com]

Extent:	Online-Ressource (x, 244 p)
Series:	Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics, v. 27 ; v.v. 27 Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index 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 Valuation of ecosystem services: Methods, opportunities and policy implications; 13 Valuation of regulating services: Key issues and future perspectives; Index Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:	978-0-415-56987-3 ; 978-0-203-84760-2 ; 978-0-415-56987-3
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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