Valuation of Regulating Services of Ecosystems: Methodology and Applications

by Michael D. Wood, Pushpam Kumar, Michael Wood

Book Overview

Policy and management decisions are often made on financial grounds. However, the economic value of the benefits that people derive from ecosystems, that is, ecosystem services, may not be fully recognised and hence ecosystem considerations may not be incorporated adequately into decision-making processes. This is particularly true for regulating services, the benefits obtained from the regulation of ecosystem processes, the valuation of which...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041553982X
• ISBN13: 9780415539821
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"