Accounting for changes in flood control delivered by ecosystems at the EU level

Sara Vallecillo, Georgia Kakoulaki, Alessandra La Notte, Luc Feyen, Francesco Dottori and Joachim Maes

Ecosystem Services, 2020, vol. 44, issue C

Abstract: Ecosystem service accounts require quantifying the contribution of ecosystems to the society. However, estimation of the ecosystem service used (actual flow) remains still very challenging for regulating services. We developed an experimental ecosystem service account for flood control delivered by ecosystems including: 1) Biophysical modelling of ecosystem service potential, demand and actual flow. 2) Translation of the actual flow in monetary terms. 3) Compilation of accounting tables. Ultimately, we analysed changes in flood control between 2006 and 2012.

Keywords: Actual flow; Service providing areas; Service demanding areas; Accounting tables; Monetary valuation; Avoided damage cost (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2020.101142

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