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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor & Francis,
2010.
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| Colección: | Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics, v. 27
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.