Valuing Ecosystems

Jason Scorse

Chapter Chapter 3 in What Environmentalists Need to Know About Economics, 2010, pp 27-32 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract In addition to addressing issues related to toxic pollution, conserving ecosystems and the species that inhabit them is the most important issue that confronts environmentalists. Rarely does a month go by without a major news story concerning ecosystems under strain or species facing extinction. Most people, even many who wouldn’t consider themselves environmentalists, believe that we have a moral obligation to protect our natural heritage. For those who directly rely on ecosystems for their livelihood, it is often an issue of survival.

Keywords: Ecosystem Service; Contingent Valuation; Natural Heritage; Contingent Valuation Method; Contingent Valuation Study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230114043_4

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