Publication Details |
Category | Text Publication |
Reference Category | Book chapters |
DOI | 10.1016/B978-0-12-822974-3.00052-5 |
Document | author version |
Title (Primary) | The economics of soils’ contribution to human well-being |
Title (Secondary) | Encyclopedia of soils in the environment, Volume 3 (2nd edition) |
Author | Bartkowski, B.; Massenberg, J.R. |
Publisher | Goss, M.J.; Oliver, M.A. |
Year | 2023 |
Department | OEKON |
Page From | 547 |
Page To | 554 |
Language | englisch |
Topic | T5 Future Landscapes |
Keywords | Collective goods; Economic valuation; Ecosystem services; Environmental policy; Externalities; Incentives; Nonmarket valuation; Offsets; Policy instruments; Property |
Abstract | Soils influence human well-being in manifold ways. However, their multifunctionality implies trade-offs. Moreover, soils are a scarce stock of natural capital. Many soil-based ecosystem services are collective goods, whose provision is affected by externalities of soil management. This chapter provides an economic perspective on soils’ contributions to human well-being and the associated challenges in terms of public preferences, property rights regimes and policy. It offers an overview of key concepts such as soil-based ecosystem services, property rights and collective goods dilemmas, economic valuation as well as incentive-based policy instruments that help align soil management with public preferences and societal well-being. |
Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=26079 |
Bartkowski, B., Massenberg, J.R. (2023): The economics of soils’ contribution to human well-being In: Goss, M.J., Oliver, M.A. (eds.) Encyclopedia of soils in the environment, Volume 3 (2nd edition) Elsevier, Amsterdam, p. 547 - 554 10.1016/B978-0-12-822974-3.00052-5 |