Key Readings

Blamford, A., A. Bruner, et al. (2002). Economic Reasons for Conserving Wild Nature. Science 297(5583): 950-954.

Costanza, R., R. d'Arge, et al. (1998). The Value of the Worlds Ecosystem Services and Natural Capital. Ecological Economics 25: 3-15.

Farber, S. C., R. Costanza, et al. (2002). Economic and Ecological Concepts for Valuing Ecosystem Services. Ecological Economics 41: 375-392

Heal, G. (2000). Valuing ecosystem services. Ecosystems 3(1):24-30

Polasky S (2008.) What's Nature Done for You Lately: Measuring the Value of Ecosystem Services. Choices 23(2):42-46

Shuang L, Costanza R, Farber S, Troy A (2010). Valuing Ecosystem Services Theory, Practice and the Need for a Transdisciplinary Synthesis. Annuals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1185(2010): 54-78 (Please select the PDF from the article tools menu)