 Disaggregating livelihood dependence on ecosystem services to inform land managementBrian E. Robinson, Hua Zheng and Wenjia Peng Ecosystem Services, 2019, vol. 36, issue C, - Abstract: The direct links between ecosystem services and households’ well-being have long been discussed, but documentation remains sparse. This paper outlines a practical method for estimating the value of ecosystem services as they contribute to household livelihoods in rural regions. Measuring these links at the household level enables disaggregated assessment of how ecosystem services relate to household wellbeing. To demonstrate the method, we use a unique dataset of 1749 households in northern China to show how livelihoods depend on ecosystem services, focusing on the ecosystem contributions to goods they sell or consume. We disaggregate the household-level value of ecosystem services across locations and to various beneficiary groups, which shows substantial variation in dependency on different types of services. These results have practical implications for land management strategies by safeguarding the most critical ecosystems and targeting management goals for beneficiaries. Organizations can use these methods to better inform policy design and understand who will win and lose from proposed programs. Keywords: Disaggregated value; Livelihoods; Ecosystem service dependence; Household welfare; China (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:ecoser:v:36:y:2019:i:c:14 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.100902 Access Statistics for this article Ecosystem Services is currently edited by Leon C Braat More articles in Ecosystem Services from Elsevier |
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