Valuing ecosystem services at the urban level: A critical review

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2021, Pages 1-16

  Croci, Edoardo ^a   Lucchitta, Benedetta ^a   Penati, Tommaso ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economic valuation; Nature based solutions; Urban ecosystem services valuation

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONTINGENT VALUATION; COST ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; LITERATURE REVIEW;

EID: 85099980800     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su13031129     Document Type: Review

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