Ecosystem Services

This book draws on a range of interdisciplinary perspectives to provide a framework for translating concepts into ecosystem-related decision making and practice.

List of contributors; Part I. Introduction: 1. Ecosystem services: from concept to practice Jetske Bouma and Pieter van Beukering; Part II. Measuring Ecosystem Services: 2. The role of biodiversity in the provision of ecosystem services Jan E. Vermaat, Jacintha Ellers and Matthew Helmus; 3. A traits-based approach to quantifying ecosystem services Peter van Bodegom and Timothy Price; 4. Mapping ecosystem services Willem Verhagen, Peter H. Verburg, Nynke Schulp and Julia Stürck; Part III. Valuing Ecosystem Services: 5. Economic values of ecosystem services Pieter J. H. van Beukering, Roy Brouwer and Mark J. Koetse; 6. Economic valuation techniques for ecosystem services Mark J. Koetse, Roy Brouwer and Pieter J. H. van Beukering; 7. Trade-offs and decision support tools for managing ecosystem services Luke Brander and Pieter J. H. van Beukering; Part IV. Paying for Ecosystem Services: 8. Market-based instruments for ecosystem services Frans Oosterhuis and Elissaios Papyrakis; 9. Payments for ecosystem services Erik Ansink and Jetske Bouma; Part V. Governing Ecosystem Services: 10. Global governance of ecosystem services and related policy instruments Joyeeta Gupta; 11. Public-private partnerships and the governance of ecosystem services Aysem Mert and Phillipp Pattberg; 12. Local governance of ecosystems and community co-management Jetske Bouma; Index.