Valuing Ecosystem Services

Edward B. Barbier () and Geoffrey Heal ()

The Economists' Voice, 2006, vol. 3, issue 3

Abstract: Edward Barbier and Geoffrey Heal explain an emerging field aimed at valuing ecosystems, whose purpose is to help policy makers decide things like how best to get New York clean water or the role that expanded wetlands might play in limiting storm damage in New Orleans.

Keywords: Q57; ecological economics; ecosystem services; natural capital; valuation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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