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Resource description:
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.
Author/Contact:
Mark Koetse
Institute for Environmnetal Studies, VU University Amsterdam
e: mark.koetse@vu.nl
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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
Constraints:
- Limited amount of detail (but references for further details included)
- Limited to monetary valuation only
Additional information:
This product is not based on insights from particular case studies, but may be applied in all of them.
Licence:
- Free, no licence
Development stage:
- Full, working product