Economic Analysis for the UK National Ecosystem Assessment: Synthesis and Scenario Valuation of Changes in Ecosystem Services

Ian Bateman, Amii Harwood, David Abson, Barnaby Andrews, Andrew Crowe, Steve Dugdale, Carlo Fezzi, Jo Foden, David Hadley, Roy Haines-Young, Mark Hulme, Andreas Kontoleon, Paul Munday, Unai Pascual (), James Paterson, Grischa Perino, Antara Sen, Gavin Siriwardena and Mette Termansen

Environmental & Resource Economics, 2014, vol. 57, issue 2, 273-297

Abstract: We combine natural science modelling and valuation techniques to present economic analyses of a variety of land use change scenarios generated for the UK National Ecosystem Assessment. Specifically, the agricultural, greenhouse gas, recreational and urban greenspace impacts of the envisioned land use changes are valued. Particular attention is given to the incorporation of spatial variation in the natural environment and to addressing issues such as biodiversity impacts where reliable values are not available. Results show that the incorporation of ecosystem services and their values within analyses can substantially change decisions. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014

Keywords: Ecosystem services; Environmental valuation; Land use change; UK National Ecosystem Assessment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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