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1. Putting a value on ecosystem goods and services

Author

Straton, Anna and Whitten, Stuart

Subjects
Ecosystems -- Economic aspects -- Analysis, Environmental sustainability -- Analysis -- Economic aspects, Environmental issues
Abstract

How much is a clean beach or pristine rainforest worth? Putting a value on ecosystem services is more than an analytical exercise. Figures help us assign non-zero values to services [...]

Published
2009

2. Sustainability assessment: accounting for the triple bottom line

Author

Proctor, Wendy and Straton, Anna

Subjects
Sustainable development -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Methods, Environmental protection -- Methods -- Laws, regulations and rules, Environmental auditing -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Methods, Environmental issues, Government regulation, Environmental issue, Methods, Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract

Sustainable development requires a broader approach to policy and new criteria to measure 'progress'. But how do you weigh up the economic value of relevant ecosystem goods and services against [...]

Published
2009

3. Importance of 'ecosystem services' for sustainable development: ecosystem services are the foundation of sustainable development; without them we'd have no food, shelter or wilderness 'escapes'. As Drs Anna Straton and Leonie Pearson explain, we need to better understand them, and how they contribute to our well-being, in order to achieve more sustainable progress

Author

Straton, Anna and Pearson, Leonie

Subjects
Sustainable development -- Analysis, Ecosystems -- Terminology -- Analysis, Ecosystem services -- Analysis, Environmental issues, Analysis, Terminology
Abstract

'Ecosystem services' is the term given to the goods and services provided by natural and modified ecosystems that benefit, sustain and support the well-being of people. They include production of [...]

Published
2008

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