A concise guideline to economic valuation and social cost-benefit analysis

In this guideline we give a concise overview of economic valuation methods for measuring ecosystem service values, and their pros and cons. We also discuss essential elements of social cost-benefit analyses that aim to incorporate ecosystem service values.

Constraints

Limited amount of detail (but references for further details included)
Limited to monetary valuation only

Product requirements

Some background in economic valulation of the environment and its methods
Some background in the economics of ecosystem services
Some background in social cost-benefit analysis

Advantages

Concise guideline with limited technicalities
Broad applicability in terms of ecosystem services

Links

http://www.ivm.vu.nl/en/people-new/researchers/department-environmental-economic…

Case studies

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This product is not based on insights from particular case studies, but may be applied in all of them.

Contact details

Mark Koetse

Institute for Environmnetal Studies, VU University Amsterdam

e: mark.koetse@vu.nl

A concise guideline to economic valuation and social cost-benefit analysis

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