Including the economic value of well-functioning urban ecosystems in financial decisions: Evidence from a process in Cape Town

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages 38-44

  de Wit, Martin ^a,e   van Zyl, Hugo ^b   Crookes, Doug ^a   Blignaut, James ^c   Jayiya, Terence ^d   Goiset, Valerie ^e   Mahumani, Brian ^e  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Independent Economic Researchers   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^d Jaymat Enviro Solutions CC   (South Africa)

^e De Wit Sustainable Options (Pty) Ltd   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cape Town; Economic valuation; Ecosystem services; Municipal finance; Urban economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870566410     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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