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Ecosystem services: Study of human influences on nature and the effects for society.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Ecosystem services: Study of human influences on nature and the effects for society./
Author:	Boerema, Annelles.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2016,
Description:	294 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 78-08(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International78-08A(E).
Subject:	Environmental economics. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=10586786
ISBN:	9781369668742

Ecosystem services: Study of human influences on nature and the effects for society.
Boerema, Annelles.

Ecosystem services: Study of human influences on nature and the effects for society. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2016 - 294 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 78-08(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Universiteit Antwerpen (Belgium), 2016.

Ecosystems are degrading rapidly due to human activities and expensive investments are needed to prevent further degradation and meet regulation targets. However, the effectiveness of these investments is contested. The concept of ecosystem services (ES) is widely accepted to link ecology and society which can help to quantify and value the impact of environmental policy and evaluate the effectiveness of investments. An ecosystem services (ES) assessment has the ability to demonstrate and compare the impact of human actions on nature and to translate scientific language into a common language for policy and the public. However, many challenges still exist in fully integrating the ES-concept in decision making processes.

ISBN: 9781369668742Subjects--Topical Terms:

535179
Environmental economics.

Ecosystem services: Study of human influences on nature and the effects for society.
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520 $a Ecosystems are degrading rapidly due to human activities and expensive investments are needed to prevent further degradation and meet regulation targets. However, the effectiveness of these investments is contested. The concept of ecosystem services (ES) is widely accepted to link ecology and society which can help to quantify and value the impact of environmental policy and evaluate the effectiveness of investments. An ecosystem services (ES) assessment has the ability to demonstrate and compare the impact of human actions on nature and to translate scientific language into a common language for policy and the public. However, many challenges still exist in fully integrating the ES-concept in decision making processes.
520 $a Part 1 shows the large variety of methods that are being used to assess ES and reveals knowledge gaps in the ES field in general and the quantification of ES in particular. Part 2 demonstrates the possibilities and challenges in incorporating an ES assessment into a cost-benefit analysis to evaluate the ecological and socio-economic consequences of a diverse set of human activities (e.g. global soybean trade, mowing to manage rivers, tidal marsh restoration). The analysis of three very different cases enabled the evaluation and improvement of this method with a special focus on global flows, the distribution of costs and benefits among different stakeholders, and the impact of ecological succession on ecosystem functioning and ES delivery. Part 3 illustrates how an ES assessment can be combined with a cost-effectiveness approach to select an optimal set of management measures which are ecologically effective and cost-efficient in managing an ecosystem. This method contributes to the development of a holistic approach that enables integrated management for multiple targets and stakeholder interests.
520 $a This thesis contributes to the operationalisation of the ES tool by reviewing current methods and assessing the usability of this method for the evaluation of human activities and improvement of integrated environmental management. Overall, this thesis shows that the application of ES enables the evaluation of human activities and environmental policy decisions in a balanced and integrated way with respect to ecological, social and economic interests.
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