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Ecosystems and human well-being : a framework for assessment / authors, Joseph Alcamo ... [and others] ; contributing authors, Elena M. Bennett ... [and others].
LIBRA GF50 .E26 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human ecology.
- Ecosystem management.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Island Press, [2003]
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. Introduction and Conceptual Framework 26
- The Multiscale Approach 43
- Types of Knowledge Assessed 44
- Minimizing Structural Biases 45
- Use in Decision-making 47
- Chapter 2. Ecosystems and Their Services 49
- Ecosystems Boundaries and Categories 50
- Ecosystem Services 53
- Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services 60
- Ecosystem Condition and Sustainable Use 62
- Chapter 3. Ecosystems and Human Well-being 71
- Key Components of Human Well-being 73
- Linkages between Ecosystem Services and Human Well-being 76
- Substitutability and Well-being 79
- Balancing Priorities: Present Versus Future 81
- Institutions and Freedoms 82
- Chapter 4. Drivers of Change in Ecosystems and Their Services 85
- Previous Approaches on the Factors of Change 88
- Drivers: An Overview 90
- The Decision-maker within the Ecosystem 91
- Ecosystem Consequences of Decisions Outside an Ecosystem 94
- Drivers of Ecosystem Change 96
- Interactions among Drivers 104
- Chapter 5. Dealing with Scale 107
- Why Scale Matters 110
- Changing Scales 112
- Space and Time Domains 114
- Inertia in Human and Ecological Systems 117
- Viewing a Particular Scale in Context 118
- Scales in Ecological and Human Systems 119
- Scale and Policy 122
- Guidance for Multiscale Assessments 124
- Chapter 6. Concepts of Ecosystem Value and Valuation Approaches 127
- The Utilitarian Approach and Economic Valuation Methods 130
- Non-utilitarian Value 139
- Chapter 7. Analytical Approaches 148
- Data 152
- Units of Analysis and Reporting 159
- Modeling Issues 162
- Scenario Analysis 166
- Overarching Issues 173
- Chapter 8. Strategic Interventions, Response Options, and Decision-making 178
- Decision-making Processes 180
- Response Options and Strategic Interventions 183
- Usable Knowledge 187
- Dealing with Risk and Uncertainty 193
- Decision Analytical Frameworks and Tools 195.
- Notes:
- "The first product of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA), a four-year international work program designed to meet the needs of decision-makers for scientific information on the links between ecosystem change and human well-being"--Pref.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-235) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1559634022
- 1559634030
- OCLC:
- 52349201
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