Urbanization is one of the biggest social transformations of modern time, driving and driven
by multiple social, economic, and environmental processes. The impacts of urbanization on …

Nowadays, the conceptualization of circular economy is an attractive managerial tool among
governments and businesses throughout the word, while ecosystem services are a …

Ecosystem services (ES), the benefits that humans obtain from nature, are of great
importance for human well-being. The challenge of meeting the growing human demands …

Investing in energy efficiency is crucial for a low-carbon economy, particularly in the building
sector. Despite various subsidy programmes, meeting energy targets is challenging …

This article examines the role of stated preference (SP) valuation methods in the
environmental economist's toolbox. Overall, the article makes the case for using SP methods …

Mangrove degradation threatens the capacity of these important ecosystems to provide
goods and services that contribute to human wellbeing. This study uses a deliberative …

Economic valuation has been presented as an important tool for enhancing the
consideration of ecosystem services (ES) in decision-making. Recent literature provides …

Conservation efforts are increasingly supported by ecosystem service assessments. These
assessments depend on complex multi-disciplinary methods, and rely on a number of …

Economic valuation mostly focuses on specific ecosystems, species or the services they
provide. The diversity within ecosystems is viewed as a valuation object less frequently. In …

Demonstrating that conservation is not only beneficial for nature but also for human well-
being is as much desirable as it is challenging. Undoubtedly, using economic numbers hold …