Using a final ecosystem goods and services approach to support policy analysis.

ABSTRACT: Evaluating environmental policies requires estimating the impacts of policy-induced changes on ecological and human systems. Drawing connections between biophysical and economic models is complex due to the multidisciplinary nature of the task and the lack of data. Further, time and resource constraints typically limit our ability to conduct original valuation studies to fit the specific policy context. Policy analysts thus rely on methods to transfer and adapt value estimates from existing studies. To conduct end-to-end policy analysis, assumptions are needed to make the linkages between ecological and valuation models as well as to conduct benefit transfers. This paper discusses an approach that can potentially help a policy analyst to minimize assumptions and identify appropriate caveat

SUBMITTER: Sinha P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6650162 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature