Use of ecosystem services economic valuation for decision making: Questioning a literature blindspot

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 208-219

  Laurans, Yann ^a   Rankovic, Aleksandar ^b   Billé, Raphaël ^a   Pirard, Romain ^a   Mermet, Laurent ^c  

^a SCIENCES PO   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c AGROPARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Decision making; Economic valuation; Ecosystem services; Policy; Use

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; LITERATURE REVIEW; VALUATION;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM; KNOWLEDGE; LITERATURE; POLICY; REVIEW;

EID: 84875232564     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.01.008     Document Type: Review

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