An evaluation of monetary and non-monetary techniques for assessing the importance of biodiversity and ecosystem services to people in countries with developing economies

Ecological Economics

Volumn 83, Issue , 2012, Pages 67-78

  Christie, Mike ^a   Fazey, Ioan ^b   Cooper, Rob ^a   Hyde, Tony ^a   Kenter, Jasper O ^c  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Deliberative valuation; Developing countries; Ecosystem services; Environmental valuation; Participatory approaches; Poverty alleviation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DEVELOPING WORLD; DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; VALUATION;

EID: 84868375560     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.08.012     Document Type: Short Survey

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