Gunton, RM, van Asperen, E, Basden, A, Bookless, D, Araya, YH, Hanson, DR, Goddard, MA, Otieno, G and Jones, GO 2017, 'Beyond ecosystem services : valuing the invaluable' , Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 32 (4) , pp. 249-257.
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Abstract
The ecosystem services framework (ESF) is advantageous and widely used for itemising and quantifying ways in which humans benefit from natural places. However, it suffers from two important problems: (i) incoherence of definitions and (ii) a narrow approach to valuation, inadequate to represent the full range of human motives for conservation and the diverse interests of different stakeholders. These shortcomings can lead to a range of problems including doublecounting, blind spots and unintended consequencest. Here we propose an ecosystem valuing framework (EVF) as a broader and more rigorous way to deliver the benefits currently sought from the ESF, without the conceptual problems.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Schools: | Schools > Salford Business School Schools > School of Environment and Life Sciences > Ecosystems and Environment Research Centre |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Trends in Ecology & Evolution |
| Publisher: | Cell Press (Elsevier) |
| ISSN: | 0169-5347 |
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| Depositing User: | A Basden |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Feb 2017 14:27 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Feb 2022 21:41 |
| URI: | https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/41333 |
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