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Kategorie Textpublikation
Referenztyp Zeitschriften
DOI 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.02.023
Titel (primär) Capturing the complexity of biodiversity: A critical review of economic valuation studies of biological diversity
Autor Bartkowski, B.; Lienhoop, N.; Hansjürgens, B.
Quelle Ecological Economics
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
Department OEKON
Band/Volume 113
Seite von 1
Seite bis 14
Sprache englisch
Keywords Biodiversity; Economic valuation; Literature review; Biodiversity proxies; Multi-attribute valuation
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Abstract Biodiversity is a highly complex and abstract ecological concept. Even though it is not one physical entity, it influences human well-being in multiple ways, mostly indirectly. While considerable research effort has been spent on the economic valuation of biodiversity, it remains to be a particularly challenging ‘valuation object’. Valuation practitioners therefore have to use proxies for biodiversity, many of which are very simple (single species, habitats). This paper presents a comprehensive and critical review of biodiversity valuation studies with special emphasis on biodiversity valuation in order to depict the state-of-the-art in this research field. It develops evaluation criteria so as to identify best-practice applications and shows that the field of biodiversity valuation studies is rather heterogeneous regarding both valuation objects and valuation methods. On the basis of our evaluation criteria and best-practice studies we suggest that to account for the complexity and abstractness of biodiversity, multi-attribute approaches with encompassing information provision should be used that emphasise the roles biodiversity plays for human well-being.
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Bartkowski, B., Lienhoop, N., Hansjürgens, B. (2015):
Capturing the complexity of biodiversity: A critical review of economic valuation studies of biological diversity
Ecol. Econ. 113 , 1 - 14 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.02.023