Beyond Ecosystem Services: Valuing the Invaluable

Gunton, Richard M., van Asperen, Eline N., Basden, Andrew, Bookless, David, Araya, Yoseph, Hanson, David R., Goddard, Mark, Otieno, George and Jones, Gareth O. (2017) Beyond Ecosystem Services: Valuing the Invaluable. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 32 (4). pp. 249-257. ISSN 0169-5347

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Abstract

The ecosystem services framework (ESF) is advantageous and widely used for itemising and quantifying ways in which humans benefit from natural places. However, it suffers from two important problems: (i) incoherence of definitions and (ii) a narrow approach to valuation, inadequate to represent the full range of human motives for conservation and the diverse interests of different stakeholders. These shortcomings can lead to a range of problems including double-counting, blind spots and unintended consequences. In this opinion article, we propose an ecosystem valuing framework as a broader and more rigorous way to deliver the benefits currently sought from the ESF, without the conceptual problems.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	aspectual analysis, cognitive, communal, ecological, ideological, multicriterion assessment, natural capital, value theory
Subjects:	F800 Physical and Terrestrial Geographical and Environmental Sciences
Department:	Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Geography and Environmental Sciences
Depositing User:	Paul Burns
Date Deposited:	18 Oct 2019 10:14
Last Modified:	18 Oct 2019 10:14
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/41152

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