TY - JOUR
T1 - Bringing ecosystem services into economic decision-making: Land use in the United Kingdom
AU - Bateman, I.J.
AU - Harwood, A.R.
AU - Mace, G.M.
AU - Watson, R.T.
AU - Abson, D.J.
AU - Andrews, B.
AU - Binner, A.
AU - Crowe, A.
AU - Day, B.H.
AU - Dugdale, S.
AU - Fezzi, C.
AU - Foden, J.
AU - Hadley, D.
AU - Haines-Young, R.
AU - Hulme, M.
AU - Kontoleon, A.
AU - Lovett, A.A.
AU - Munday, P.
AU - Pascual, U.
AU - Paterson, J.
AU - Perino, G.
AU - Sen, A.
AU - Siriwardena, G.
AU - Van Soest, D.
AU - Termansen, M.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Landscapes generate a wide range of valuable ecosystem services, yet land-use decisions often ignore the value of these services. Using the example of the United Kingdom, we show the significance of land-use change not only for agricultural production but also for emissions and sequestration of greenhouse gases, open-access recreational visits, urban green space, and wild-species diversity. We use spatially explicit models in conjunction with valuation methods to estimate comparable economic values for these services, taking account of climate change impacts. We show that, although decisions that focus solely on agriculture reduce overall ecosystem service values, highly significant value increases can be obtained from targeted planning by incorporating all potential services and their values and that this approach also conserves wild-species diversity.
AB - Landscapes generate a wide range of valuable ecosystem services, yet land-use decisions often ignore the value of these services. Using the example of the United Kingdom, we show the significance of land-use change not only for agricultural production but also for emissions and sequestration of greenhouse gases, open-access recreational visits, urban green space, and wild-species diversity. We use spatially explicit models in conjunction with valuation methods to estimate comparable economic values for these services, taking account of climate change impacts. We show that, although decisions that focus solely on agriculture reduce overall ecosystem service values, highly significant value increases can be obtained from targeted planning by incorporating all potential services and their values and that this approach also conserves wild-species diversity.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84879777030&partnerID=MN8TOARS
U2 - 10.1126/science.1234379
DO - 10.1126/science.1234379
M3 - Article
VL - 341
SP - 45
EP - 50
JO - Science
JF - Science
SN - 0036-8075
IS - 6141
ER -