Bringing ecosystem services into economic decision-making: Land use in the United Kingdom

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Bringing ecosystem services into economic decision-making: Land use in the United Kingdom. / Bateman, Ian Jan; Harwood, Amii R.; Mace, Georgina M. et al.
In: Science, Vol. 341, No. 6141, 05.07.2013, p. 45-50.

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Harvard

Bateman, IJ, Harwood, AR, Mace, GM, Watson, RT, Abson, DJ, Andrews, B, Binner, A, Crowe, A, Day, B, Dugdale, S, Fezzi, C, Foden, J, Hadley, D, Haines-Young, R, Hulme, M, Kontoleon, A, Lovett, AA, Munday, P, Pascual, U, Paterson, J, Perino, G, Sen, A, Siriwardena, G, Van Soest, DP & Termansen, M 2013, 'Bringing ecosystem services into economic decision-making: Land use in the United Kingdom', Science, vol. 341, no. 6141, pp. 45-50. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1234379

APA

Bateman, I. J., Harwood, A. R., Mace, G. M., Watson, R. T., Abson, D. J., Andrews, B., Binner, A., Crowe, A., Day, B., Dugdale, S., Fezzi, C., Foden, J., Hadley, D., Haines-Young, R., Hulme, M., Kontoleon, A., Lovett, A. A., Munday, P., Pascual, U., ... Termansen, M. (2013). Bringing ecosystem services into economic decision-making: Land use in the United Kingdom. Science, 341(6141), 45-50. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1234379

Vancouver

Bateman IJ, Harwood AR, Mace GM, Watson RT, Abson DJ, Andrews B et al. Bringing ecosystem services into economic decision-making: Land use in the United Kingdom. Science. 2013 Jul 5;341(6141):45-50. doi: 10.1126/science.1234379

Bibtex

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title = "Bringing ecosystem services into economic decision-making: Land use in the United Kingdom",
abstract = "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.",
keywords = "Sustainability Science, agricultural production, climate change, decision making, ecosystem service, environmental economics, estimation method, land use change, land use planning, landscape, numerical model",
author = "Bateman, {Ian Jan} and Harwood, {Amii R.} and Mace, {Georgina M.} and Watson, {Robert T.} and D.J. Abson and Barnaby Andrews and Amy Binner and Andrew Crowe and Brett Day and Steve Dugdale and Carlo Fezzi and Jo Foden and David Hadley and Roy Haines-Young and Mark Hulme and Andreas Kontoleon and Lovett, {Andrew A.} and Paul Munday and Unai Pascual and James Paterson and Grischa Perino and Antara Sen and Gavin Siriwardena and {Van Soest}, {Daan P.} and Mette Termansen",
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AU - Bateman, Ian Jan

AU - Harwood, Amii R.

AU - Mace, Georgina M.

AU - Watson, Robert T.

AU - Abson, D.J.

AU - Andrews, Barnaby

AU - Binner, Amy

AU - Crowe, Andrew

AU - Day, Brett

AU - Dugdale, Steve

AU - Fezzi, Carlo

AU - Foden, Jo

AU - Hadley, David

AU - Haines-Young, Roy

AU - Hulme, Mark

AU - Kontoleon, Andreas

AU - Lovett, Andrew A.

AU - Munday, Paul

AU - Pascual, Unai

AU - Paterson, James

AU - Perino, Grischa

AU - Sen, Antara

AU - Siriwardena, Gavin

AU - Van Soest, Daan P.

AU - Termansen, Mette

PY - 2013/7/5

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KW - ecosystem service

KW - environmental economics

KW - estimation method

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