On the relation between ecosystem services, intrinsic value, existence value and economic valuation

Ecological Economics

Volumn 95, Issue , 2013, Pages 171-177

  Davidson, Marc D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Benefit transfer; Cost benefit analysis; Economic valuation; Ecosystem services; Existence value; Intrinsic value

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; HUMAN GEOGRAPHY; VALUATION;

EID: 84884731152     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2013.09.002     Document Type: Article

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