A complex systems approach to the value of ecological resources

Straton, Anna

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2005.09.017

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“…Acknowledgement of the interconnected nature of social and ecological systems (Folke 2006) and the development of a pluralistic approach to value (de Groot et al 2002;Straton 2006;Kumar and Kumar 2008) encourages thoughts of variability and thus resilience. Here, the relationships between ecological dynamics, management practices, and institutional arrangements express the inherent adaptive capacity of social-ecological systems (de Chazal et al 2008).…”

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An Expression of Multiple Values: The Relationship Between Community, Landscape and Natural Resource

Smith¹,

Convery²,

Ramsey

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Rural Landscapes: Society, Environment, History

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To aid political and institutional decision making in the sustainable use of natural resources the value of ecological, socio-cultural and economic assets has increasingly been communicated in terms of monetary units. Despite reliance upon natural resources, the impact of human activities has now reached a stage where cumulative losses are forcing society to re-appraise the evaluation process and how to better incorporate these values in to the decision-making process. This paper examines the attributes of value held by natural resources within ecological, socio-cultural and economic value domains from the perspective of a rural UK community. Here we reflect upon the continued primacy of monetary valuation of natural resource using two approaches, a scaled preference-based value typology and a place-based map measure. We demonstrate that the societal relationships which inform the evaluation of natural resources are both multi-faceted and hierarchical. Moreover, whilst aware of the utilitarian character of society's relationship with natural resource, the societal value-for-natural-resource relationship is primarily expressed using social-ecological qualities. These results add weight to the call for a new approach towards natural resource evaluation and how these values contribute to the sustainability agenda. New methods of evaluation must adopt multiple values that extend beyond a solely economic-based commodification concern to encompass the human relationship with the resource itself. Wherein, a multi-faceted approach to attributing value to natural resource, set within an experiential framework, can provide a focal point for discussion and the decision-making process.

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“…The evaluation of natural resources, e.g. also when expressed through the concept of ecosystem services, needs to consider a broader set of goals that includes ecological sustainability and a societal perspective, alongside a monetary-based economic component (Costanza 2000;Straton 2006;Spangenberg and Settele 2010).…”

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An Expression of Multiple Values: The Relationship Between Community, Landscape and Natural Resource

Smith¹,

Convery²,

Ramsey

et al. 2016

Rural Landscapes: Society, Environment, History

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“…biodiversity or pesticide use) is challenging due to political, conceptual, practical (technical) and institutional factors [36], but it should be attempted. They will provide a coherent guidance for the best practices that should be defined as requirements for IPM while, at the same time, might be used in cost-benefit analysis of the most desirable policy measures and support programs, based on the identification and assessment of synergies between policy/program goals and their benefits [37]. The financial support of environmentally friendly farming systems, such as IPM, either by implementation of subsidies, by specific price policies or by ensuring a market for these specific products, should play a prominent role in supporting the sustainable development of rural areas and in responding to society's increasing demand for environmental services.…”

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Integrated Pest Management in Portugal: from Policies to Practices

Costa¹,

Godinho²,

Santos³

et al. 2017

IJEAB

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“…Conceptually, economically valuing natural environments is not truly possible with current economic valuation methodologies because ecosystem services emerge from interconnected, healthy and resilient ecosystems (Straton, 2006). Distinguishing one ecosystem service from another contradicts this reality.…”

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Sustainable Development

Meadowcroft¹

2011

The SAGE Handbook of Governance

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A complex systems approach to the value of ecological resources

Cited by 74 publications

References 10 publications

An Expression of Multiple Values: The Relationship Between Community, Landscape and Natural Resource

An Expression of Multiple Values: The Relationship Between Community, Landscape and Natural Resource

Integrated Pest Management in Portugal: from Policies to Practices

Sustainable Development

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