Hejnowicz, Adam Peter and Rudd, Murray (2017) The Value Landscape in Ecosystem Services::Value, Value Wherefore Art Thou Value? Sustainability. pp. 850-835. ISSN 2071-1050
Abstract
Ecosystem services has risen to become one of the preeminent global policy discourses framing the way we conceive and articulate environment–society relations, integral to the form and function of a number of far-reaching international policies such as the Aichi 2020 Biodiversity Targets and the recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals. Value; its pursuit, definition, quantification, monetization, multiplicity and uncertainty, both in terms of meaning and attribution, is fundamental to the economic foundations of ecosystem services and a core feature driving its inclusion across multiple policy domains such as environmental management and conservation. Distilling current knowledge and developments in this arena are thus highly prescient. In this article, we cast a critical eye over the evidence base and aim to provide a comprehensive synthesis of what values are, why they are important and the methodological approaches employed to elicit them (including their pros and cons and the arguments for and against). We also illustrate the current ecosystem service value landscape, highlight some of the fundamental challenges in discerning and applying values, and outline future research activities. In so doing, we further advance ecosystem valuation discourse, contribute to wider debates linking ecosystem services and sustainability and strengthen connections between ecosystem services and environmental policy.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017,The Author(s). |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Biology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 24 Jul 2018 23:31 |
Last Modified: | 21 Jan 2025 17:26 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.3390/su9050850 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3390/su9050850 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:133761 |