LEADER 03984oam 2200721I 450 001 9910785055203321 005 20230725023600.0 010 $a1-136-94244-0 010 $a1-136-94245-9 010 $a1-282-65613-9 010 $a9786612656132 010 $a0-203-84760-1 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203847602 035 $a(CKB)2670000000030059 035 $a(EBL)547346 035 $a(OCoLC)648711486 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000430491 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11301613 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000430491 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10456226 035 $a(PQKB)10338397 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC547346 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL547346 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10402213 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL265613 035 $a(OCoLC)656359163 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000030059 100 $a20180706d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aValuation of regulating services of ecosystems $emethodology and applications /$fedited by Pushpam Kumar and Michael D. Wood 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 225 0 $aRoutledge explorations in environmental economics Valuation of regulating services of ecosystems 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-53982-X 311 $a0-415-56987-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook 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 327 $a8 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 330 $aPolicy and management decisions are often made on financial grounds. However, the economic value of the benefits that people derive from ecosystems, that is, ecosystem services, may not be fully recognised and hence ecosystem considerations may not be incorporated adequately into decision-making processes. This is particularly true for regulating services, the benefits obtained from the regulation of ecosystem processes, the valuation of which requires an interdisciplinary approach. In essence, valuation is a problem solving strategy and a problem is a problem, it does not respect the bound 410 0$aRoutledge explorations in environmental economics ;$v27. 606 $aEcosystem services 606 $aEcology$xEconomic aspects 606 $aValuation 606 $aEnvironmental economics 615 0$aEcosystem services. 615 0$aEcology$xEconomic aspects. 615 0$aValuation. 615 0$aEnvironmental economics. 676 $a333.95/16 701 $aKumar$b Pushpam$01537644 701 $aWood$b Michael D$0304338 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785055203321 996 $aValuation of regulating services of ecosystems$93787061 997 $aUNINA