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Ecosystem Services: Key Issues [Hardback]

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(University of the West of England, UK)
  • Formāts: Hardback, 188 pages, height x width: 234x156 mm, weight: 431 g, 10 Line drawings, black and white; 11 Halftones, black and white; 7 Tables, black and white; 28 Illustrations, black and white
  • Sērija : Key Issues in Environment and Sustainability
  • Izdošanas datums: 27-Mar-2017
  • Izdevniecība: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 1138692662
  • ISBN-13: 9781138692664
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  • Formāts: Hardback, 188 pages, height x width: 234x156 mm, weight: 431 g, 10 Line drawings, black and white; 11 Halftones, black and white; 7 Tables, black and white; 28 Illustrations, black and white
  • Sērija : Key Issues in Environment and Sustainability
  • Izdošanas datums: 27-Mar-2017
  • Izdevniecība: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 1138692662
  • ISBN-13: 9781138692664
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The concept of ecosystem services has emerged in recent years as one of the most powerful guiding principles for ecology, biodiversity conservation and the management of natural resources. It provides the basis of assessing the multiple values and services that ecosystems can provide to humankind, including such diverse issues as carbon sequestration, flood control, crop pollination and aesthetic and cultural services. This introductory textbook sets out the key aspects of ecosystem services.



The book details the historical roots of ecosystem services in the second half of the twentieth century and through initiatives such as the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. It shows how ecosystem goods and services can be categorised and valued in economic as well as non-monetary terms, while also highlighting some of the difficulties and limitations of valuation techniques. The author describes how themes such as systems thinking, social-ecological resilience and natural capital relate to ecosystem services, and how these can contribute to more sustainable and equitable development. The book assumes limited prior knowledge and is aimed at a wide interdisciplinary audience of students across the social, environmental and life sciences. It is illustrated by a wide range of international case studies and includes learning objectives and guidance for further reading.

Recenzijas

"Given the huge interest in ecosystem services and the difficulty of students and practitioners alike in keeping up with such a fast moving field, this book is a must. The writer brings all the authority of someone who has worked in this field as it has evolved and is able to communicate in incredibly accessible language and style his passion for the approach." - Professor Dave Raffaelli, University of York, UK



"This is an excellent introduction to a highly topical subject. It is structured ideally to accompany an undergraduate or postgraduate course and will also be of great value to professionals and interest to the general public." - Kathy H. Hodder, Senior Lecturer in Conservation Ecology, Bournemouth University, UK



"A great introductory text to the key issues behind the concept of ecosystem services; comprehensive but succinct, with plenty of relevant case studies." - Dan Van der Horst, Senior Lecturer in Environment and Society, University of Edinburgh, UK

List of illustrations
viii
Acknowledgements xi
1 Introduction to ecosystem services
1(4)
2 Origins and evolution of the concept and practice of ecosystem services
5(37)
2.1 Emerging awareness of human dependence on nature
6(1)
2.2 Biodiversity, geodiversiry and the production of ecosystem services
7(2)
2.3 The ecosystem services cascade
9(4)
2.4 Classification of ecosystem services
13(12)
2.5 Risks arising from externalising services
25(2)
2.6 A human-centred framework
27(2)
2.7 Ecosystem service production and benefit realisation
29(2)
2.8 Natural capital, natural infrastructure and ecosystem services
31(1)
2.9 Evolving language
31(2)
2.10 Substitutability of ecosystem services
33(9)
Suggested further reading
36(1)
References
37(5)
3 Understanding systems
42(14)
3.1 Paradigms of human understanding and action
43(6)
3.2 Systems paradigm
49(1)
3.3 Systems paradigm and ecosystem services
50(1)
3.4 Ecosystems, people and the economy
51(5)
Suggested further reading
53(1)
References
53(3)
4 Ethical considerations
56(19)
4.1 Heterogeneous services; heterogeneous service beneficiaries
57(3)
4.2 Engagement processes and the avoidance and resolution of conflicts
60(3)
4.3 Nature conservation, development and ecosystem services
63(4)
4.4 Engagement of local people through the ecosystem services they value
67(3)
4.5 Intergenerational equity
70(5)
Suggested further reading
72(1)
References
72(3)
5 Valuing ecosystem services
75(30)
5.1 Plural nature of value
76(2)
5.2 Pros and cons of ecosystem service valuation
78(3)
5.3 Marginal versus absolute valuation
81(3)
5.4 Valuation and monetisation
84(2)
5.5 Tiered approach to valuation of ecosystem services
86(11)
5.6 Avoidance of `double-counting'
97(1)
5.7 Lifetime benefits and benefit-to-cost assessment
98(1)
5.8 Some concluding points on valuing ecosystem services
99(6)
Suggested further reading
101(1)
References
101(4)
6 International initiatives to embed ecosystem services
105(7)
6.1 Multiple international initiatives
106(1)
6.2 The Ecosystem Approach
106(3)
6.3 Other international initiatives
109(3)
Suggested further reading
110(1)
References
110(2)
7 Putting ecosystem services into practice
112(29)
7.1 Anchor services and systemic solutions
113(3)
7.2 Management took for embedding an ecosystem services perspective
116(3)
7.3 Economic tools for embedding an ecosystem services perspective
119(8)
7.4 Ecosystem services and reform of the policy environment
127(5)
7.5 Ecosystem services and reform of corporate behaviour
132(9)
Suggested further reading
136(1)
References
136(5)
8 Regenerative landscapes: Reversing the cycle
141(29)
8.1 Mining the landscape
142(2)
8.2 Degenerative cycles in the landscape and waterscape
144(2)
8.3 Regenerative landscapes
146(18)
8.4 Reversing the cycle to regenerate socioecological systems
164(6)
Suggested further reading
165(1)
References
165(5)
9 Ecosystem services and the pursuit of a sustainable future
170(8)
9.1 Ecosystems and systems
171(1)
9.2 An evolutionary journey
172(2)
9.3 Ownership of ecosystem services
174(2)
9.4 Rebuilding ecosystem services
176(2)
Suggested further reading
176(1)
References
177(1)
Index 178
Mark Everard is Associate Professor of Ecosystem Services at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), UK, and Director of Pundamilia Ltd. He has extensive practical experience in the development and implementation of the Ecosystem Approach and in Government advisory roles, including the UK National Ecosystem Assessment and Defra Natural Value Programme. He is the author of numerous books, particularly on the management of freshwater and other natural resources, and has worked on international development projects in South and East Africa, Sri Lanka, China, India and Nepal.