...James Boyd; Robert J. Johnston; Paul Ringold A recent focus of ecosystem services research has been on the definition of biophysical outcomes and measures most closely linked to social welfare. There is a particular need to identify biophysical outcomes corresponding to existence values. (Values...

... change maximum economic yield mathematical model ecological economics environmental and resource economics natural capital ecosystem services multiple correspondence analysis K-modes clustering Implementing sustainable development constitutes one of the main challenges of the 21st century...

... Licensed re-use rights only JEL Codes: C21 C31 Q20 Q57 R10 Environmental non-market valuation preference heterogeneity GIS spatial statistics ecosystem services Stated preference (SP) techniques have become increasingly popular over the past two decades to value environmental...

... selection land use ecosystem services habitat configuration Habitat fragmentation is the process of dividing a contiguous area of natural habitat into smaller, more isolated patches (Wilcove et al., 1986). Patches are separated by lands that are either degraded or transformed by land...

... Q24 Q28 Q56 Urbanization Agglomeration economies Congestion costs Economic growth Ecosystem services The world is experiencing rapid land use change. How this occurs will have immense economic, social, and environmental impacts. To help identify key policy issues faced by decision...

... for Environmental Services Ecosystem Services PES Policy Design H23 Q20 Q50 Q57 Q58 Payments for environmental services (PES) have become a popular approach to address environmental degradation. While rigorous impact assessments of conservation policies are scarce (Baylis et al., 2016), the few...

... are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA or NSF. © 2016 S. Eom 2016 S. Eom Licensed re-use rights only G11 H4 Q2 Q5 Conservation Finance Funding Uncertainty Portfolios Real options Ecosystem services...

...James Boyd; Paul Ringold; Alan Krupnick; Robert J. Johnston; Matthew A. Weber; Kim Hall For ecosystem services analysis, a key to collaboration between natural and social scientists is the identification and measurement of linking indicators: biophysical indicators that facilitate social...

...David J. Lewis; JunJie Wu This paper develops and reviews some microeconomic foundations for the provision of spatially-dependent ecosystem services from land. We focus on ecosystem services described by a production function with spatial dependencies in the primary input — the amount and pattern...

... only the coastal habitat (i.e., mangroves), taking into account its connectivity with the rest of the seascape (i.e., coral reef) can affect the decision as to how much and which part of the coastal should be developed. The impact of seascape connectivity is examined for three marine ecosystem services...

... the recommendations of the economist or engineer, who is trained to optimize the human side of the problem.”(Smith, 1968, p. 11) © 2011 D. Finnoff, M. Gong and J. Tschirhart 2011 D. Finnoff, M. Gong and J. Tschirhart Licensed re-use rights only Ecosystem based management ecosystem services vector...