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| Author: | Grêt-Regamey, A. (et al.) |
| Title: | Linking GIS-based models to value ecosystem services in an Alpine region |
| Journal: | Journal of Environmental Management
2008 : NOV, VOL, 89:3, p. 197-208 |
| Index terms: | environment management research economics valuation land use change scenarios Switzerland models |
| Freeterms: | alpine regions ecosystem services geographic information system(GIS) Alps |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | In this article, they develop a semi-automatic procedure to value ecosystem goods and services. Several existing process-based models linked to economic valuation methods are integrated into a geographic information system (GIS) platform. The model requires the input of a digital elevation model, a land-cover map, and a spatially explicit temperature dataset. They illustrate the approach by valuing four ecosystem services: avalanche protection, timber production, scenic beauty, and habitat, which are supplied by the Landschaft Davos, an administrative district in the Swiss Alps. They compare the impacts of a human development scenario and a climate scenario on the value of these ecosystem services as well as discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the approach. |
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