Bateman, Ian J., Mace, Georgina M., Fezzi, Carlo, Atkinson, Giles 
ORCID: 0000-0001-6736-3074 and Turner, Kerry
(2011)
Economic analysis for ecosystem service assessments.
Environmental and Resource Economics, 48 (2).
pp. 177-218.
ISSN 0924-6460
Abstract
The paper seeks to contribute to the expanding literature on ecosystem service assessment by considering its integration with economic analyses of such services. Focussing upon analyses for future orientated policy and decision making, we initially consider a single period during which ecological stocks are maintained at sustainable levels. The flow of ecosystems services and their contribution to welfare bearing goods is considered and methods for valuing resultant benefits are reviewed and illustrated via a case study of land use change. We then broaden our time horizon to discuss the treatment of future costs and benefits. Finally we relax our sustainability assumption and consider economic approaches to the incorporation of depleting ecological assets with a particular focus upon stocks which exhibit thresholds below which restoration is compromised.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.springer.com/economics/environmental/jo... |
| Additional Information: | © 2010 The Authors |
| Divisions: | Geography & Environment |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Feb 2011 14:00 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Apr 2024 02:06 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/32099 |
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