The global decline in estuarine and coastal ecosystems (ECEs) is affecting a number of
critical benefits, or ecosystem services. We review the main ecological services across a …

Wetlands are highly productive ecosystems, providing a number of goods and services that
are of value to people. The open-access nature and the public-good characteristics of …

Ecosystem service concepts can offer a valuable approach for linking human and nature,
and arguments for the conservation and restoration of natural ecosystems. Despite an …

Contingent valuation (CV) has become one of the most widely usednon-market valuation
techniques. CV's prominence is due to itsflexibility and ability to estimate total value …

Economic theory suggests that, other things being equal, properties located within a
floodplain should suffer a price discount. A survey of the existing evidence nonetheless …

Local protests against renewable energy facilities have added fuel to the debate about the
so-called NIMBY (not in my back yard) effect. This paper identifies six 'variables' that can …

" There are more coral species in deep, cold-waters than in tropical coral reefs. This broad-
ranging treatment is the first to synthesise current understanding of all types of cold-water …

The major impediment to performing a benefit–cost analysis in many fields of applied
economics, such as those dealing with culture, environment, health, and transportation, is …

We review the literature regarding the aggregation of benefit value estimates for non-market
goods. Two case studies are presented through which we develop an approach to …

Ten years ago, Blueprint for a Green Economy made front-page news. Its central message,
that environmental problems have their roots in economic'failures', served to change the …