Essays about: "valuing ecosystem services"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words valuing ecosystem services.

  1. 1. Valuing Nature : A History of the Ecosystem Services Concept and Its Application in the Scandinavian Countries

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Dorrit Rahbek; [2023]
    Keywords : Ecosystem Services; Historical Ecology; Natural Capital; Commodification; Valuation; Environmental Policies; Sweden; Norway; Denmark;

    Abstract : Since the early 2000s, the ecosystem services concept has become increasingly popular internationally. It has also been central in Scandinavian environmental policies and projects. This thesis reviews the history of and the philosophical problems associated with the ecosystem services concept. READ MORE

  3. 2. Valuing Differential Privacy : Assessing the value of personal data anonymization solutions, specifically Differential Privacy-solutions, for companies in the mobility sector

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Axel Andersson; Sebastian Borgernäs; [2022]
    Keywords : differential privacy; hedonic pricing method; logistic regression; GDPR; privacy regulation; valuation; risk assessment; valuing emerging technologies; valuing non-market goods and services; mobility;

    Abstract : This paper aims to determine the value of the product based on the mathematical concept of Differential Privacy, by assessing the value of the business opportunities it enables and the value of the possible GDPR-fines it prevents. To delimit the scope of the research the analysis will focus on what the value of personal data is for companies within the mobility sector. READ MORE

  4. 3. Public urban green space: Exploring priorities and challenges for managing and valuing green space, using Stockholm as a case study

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Rachel Ann Hopkins; [2021]
    Keywords : Urban planning; environmental planning; sustainable development; nature protection; assessment; nature valuation; public space; ecosystem services; Stadsplanering; miljöplanering; hållbar utveckling; naturskydd; utvärdering; naturvärdering; allmän plats; ekosystemtjänster;

    Abstract : Public urban green space has never been more important: Its past contributions and potential to promote future public health, climate mitigation, and biodiversity are invaluable to cities experiencing population growth and urban densification. This research explores complexities of multiple demands on public urban green space in cities, using Stockholm as a case study. READ MORE

  5. 4. Crop diversity in Scania : geographical and cognitive mapping

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Shaktima López Hösel; [2019]
    Keywords : crop diversity; agroecology; food systems; ecosystem services; resilience; farmer s motivations; geographical information systems; self-determination theory; cognitive mapping;

    Abstract : Modern agriculture is characterized by large scale and large-scale farming of a few crops, which rely heavily on external inputs. These kinds of intensive and specialized farming systems are contributing to exceeding the planetary boundaries for our ecosystems. READ MORE

  6. 5. Re-evaluating the contingent valuation method as a standard method for monetary valuation of ecosystem services : a case study of the Vitberget forest region in Skellefteå in Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Niels Mellmann; [2017]
    Keywords : ecosystem services; contingent valuation method; cultural ecosystem services; valuing ecosystem services; stated preference;

    Abstract : Ecosystems and their services are key to humans. One if not the main methods to obtain a monetary value of cultural ecosystem services is the contingent valuation method. READ MORE