Ecosystem Services -

Ecosystem Services

Buch | Hardcover
192 Seiten
2010
Royal Society of Chemistry (Verlag)
978-1-84973-018-1 (ISBN)
74,75 inkl. MwSt
As human populations grow, so do the resource demands imposed on ecosystems, and the impacts of anthropogenic use and abuse are becoming ever more apparent. This has led to the development of the concept of ecosystem services, which describes the beneficial functions provided by ecosystems for human society. Ecosystem services are limited and hence threatened by over-exploitation, and there is an urgent imperative to evaluate trade-offs between immediate and long-term human needs and to take action to protect biodiversity, which is a key factor in delivering ecosystem services. To help inform decision-makers, economic value is increasingly being associated with many ecosystem services and is often based on the replacement with anthropogenic alternatives. The on-going challenges of maintaining sustainable ecosystems and prescribing economic value to nature is prompting multi-disciplinary shifts in how we recognise and manage the environment. This volume brings together emerging topics in environmental science, making an excellent source for policy makers and environmental consultants working in the field or related areas. Ecosystem Services also serves as a concise and referenced primer for advanced students and researchers in environmental science and management.

The series has been edited by Professors Hester and Harrison since it began in 1994. Professor Roy Harrison OBE is listed by ISI Thomson Scientific (on ISI Web of Knowledge) as a Highly Cited Researcher in the Environmental Science/Ecology category. He has an h-index of 54 (i.e. 54 of his papers have received 54 or more citations in the literature). In 2004 he was appointed OBE for services to environmental science in the New Year Honours List. He was profiled by the Journal of Environmental Monitoring (Vol 5, pp 39N-41N, 2003). Professor Harrison’s research interests lie in the field of environment and human health. His main specialism is in air pollution, from emissions through atmospheric chemical and physical transformations to exposure and effects on human health. Much of this work is designed to inform the development of policy. Now an emeritus professor, Professor Ron Hester's current activities in chemistry are mainly as an editor and as an external examiner and assessor. He also retains appointments as external examiner and assessor / adviser on courses, individual promotions, and departmental / subject area evaluations both in the UK and abroad.

Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services : Ecological Foundations of Human Societies;

Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity;

Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Services;

Ecosystem Services Provided by the Atmosphere;

Life Cycle Assessment as a Tool for Sustainable Management of Ecosystem Services;

Protecting resources and health by protecting the environment

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.7.2010
Reihe/Serie Issues in Environmental Science and Technology ; Volume 30
Co-Autor Erik Gomez Baggethun, John Murlis, Piran White
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 436 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
Technik Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaftslehre
ISBN-10 1-84973-018-0 / 1849730180
ISBN-13 978-1-84973-018-1 / 9781849730181
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