Notwithstanding the increased interest in, and development of, sociocultural valuation
methods, the structure and replicability of these methods' procedures are critiqued. To …

Anthropologists have long considered how people create and perceive the value of goods
and services. While valuation of nature as a commodity is one means of conservation …

Despite rapid advancements in the development of non-monetary techniques for the
assessment of social values for ecosystem services, little research attention has been …

The valuation of ecosystem services is often centred on the proper integration of ecological
and economic values but overlooks the social and cultural dimensions of ecosystem …

Monetary valuation of ecosystem services enables more accurate accounting of the
environmental costs and benefits of policies, but this has rarely been applied in developing …

This chapter introduces a wide range of deliberative and non-monetary methods to assess
values ascribed to and associated with the natural world, which can be used as either an …

The title of this book, Valuation of Ecological Resources, begs the question of the definition
of “value” and, consequently, what it means to value a resource. This, in turn, raises …

Ecosystem services studies currently lack information regarding stakeholders' socio-cultural
values. This information is highly relevant to human well-being, which is the motivation of …

Ecosystem service approaches have become a prominent basis for planning and
management. Cultural services and non-use values are included in all major typologies and …

This paper uses the Q methodology to identify and analyze the diverse perspectives different
stakeholders held about Hawane Dam and Nature Reserve (HDNR) wetland ecosystem …