Authors:
Liu,S., R. Costanza, S. Farber and A. Troy
Publication Date:
2010
Abstract/Summary:
Ecosystem services valuation (ESV) is the method to tackle such a challenge. ESV is the process of assessing the contributions of ecosystem services to sustainable scale, fair distribution, and efficient allocation. It is a tool that (1) provides for comparisons of natural capital to physical and human capital in regard to their contributions to human welfare; (2) monitors the quantity and quality of natural capital over time with respect to its contribution to human welfare; and (3) provides for evaluation of projects that will affect natural capital stocks.
Resource Type:
Peer-reviewed Article
Source:
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences