Crediting uncertain ecosystem services in a market

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 554-572

  Springborn, Michael ^a,b   Yeo, Boon Ling ^a   Lee, Juhwan ^c   Six, Johan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental Science and Policy ^*  (United States)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Greenhouse gas offsets; Margin of safety; Market based instruments; Risk; Uncertainty discount

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM UP APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; MARGIN OF SAFETY; MARKET-BASED INSTRUMENTS; MARKET-BASED PROJECTS; UNCERTAINTY DISCOUNT; UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES;

ECOSYSTEMS; ELASTICITY; GREENHOUSE GASES; RISKS; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

COMMERCE;

CREDIT PROVISION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEALTH RISK; LANDOWNER; MARKET CONDITIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84888204689     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2013.07.005     Document Type: Article

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