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Beyond ecosystem services : valuing the invaluable

Gunton, RM; van Asperen, E; Basden, A; Bookless, D; Araya, YH; Hanson, DR; Goddard, MA; Otieno, G; Jones, GO

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Authors

RM Gunton

E van Asperen

A Basden

D Bookless

YH Araya

DR Hanson

MA Goddard

G Otieno

GO Jones



Abstract

The ecosystem services framework (ESF) is advantageous and widely used for itemising and quantifying ways in which humans benefit from natural places. However, it suffers from two important problems: (i) incoherence of definitions and (ii) a narrow approach to valuation, inadequate to represent the full range of human motives for conservation and the diverse interests of different stakeholders. These shortcomings can lead to a range of problems including doublecounting, blind spots and unintended consequencest. Here we propose an ecosystem valuing framework (EVF) as a broader and more rigorous way to deliver the benefits currently sought from the ESF, without the conceptual problems.

Citation

Gunton, R., van Asperen, E., Basden, A., Bookless, D., Araya, Y., Hanson, D., …Jones, G. (2017). Beyond ecosystem services : valuing the invaluable. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 32(4), 249-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2017.01.002

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 1, 2017
Online Publication Date Feb 16, 2017
Publication Date Feb 16, 2017
Deposit Date Feb 6, 2017
Publicly Available Date Feb 16, 2018
Journal Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Print ISSN 0169-5347
Electronic ISSN 1872-8383
Publisher Elsevier
Volume 32
Issue 4
Pages 249-257
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2017.01.002
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2017.01.002
Related Public URLs https://www.journals.elsevier.com/trends-in-ecology-and-evolution/

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