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In the context of decision making, the main challenge is the assessment of changes in natural capital stocks due to conversion of ecosystems for development purposes. Ecosystems are basically a spatial concept, so the natural approach is to use GIS to evaluate land cover changes. Basic economic...
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Safeguarding the future of Venice is a globally recognised challenge of urban sustainability. We propose a sustainable management model, alternative to the current strategy, that primarily focuses on the built heritage and which interprets the city together with its encircling lagoon as a matrix...
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Investment in natural capital is increasingly necessary and urgent considering the increasing loss of global bio- diversity and the associated social and economic losses. Ecosystem services are tools for quantifying the stock of natural capital and there is great concern about their assessment...
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The natural capital concept is generating broad interest that extends well beyond economists. Economics has a long history of applying capital theory to natural resources. However, measurement of the value of ecosystems has mostly focused on income flows rather than valuing stocks of natural...
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Based on a Contingent Valuation study in Shanghai we assess people's willingness to contribute personally to the alleviation of environmental problems occurring in distant parts of the country. One split of our survey assessed Shanghai residents' willingness to pay for the preservation of...
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counter these in selected OECD countries. More specifically, the paper begins with an overview of the main biodiversity and …
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species forming a food chain. The size of habitat determines the diversity and abundance of species. That biodiversity …
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contribute to monitoring progress towards two of the 2011-2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets under the Convention on Biological … eliminate, phase out, or reform incentives, including subsidies, harmful to biodiversity and to develop and apply positive … incentives for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Aichi Target 20 refers to the need to substantially increase …
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, and farmers-in a case study aimed at eliciting preferences for conserving different types of biodiversity within orchards … in the Cape Floristic Region-a biodiversity hotspot in South Africa threatened by the expansion and intensification of … government with the lowest trust level and value estimates. In terms of preferences for biodiversity conservation, our results …
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Human activities and natural disturbances have significantly damaged ecosystems, resulting in a loss of biodiversity … local biodiversity needs with societal values and managing conflicts among stakeholders. Understanding community perceptions … bundles followed prior studies. The results revealed connections between biodiversity, recreational activities, and …
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