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标题：Valuing Ecosystem Services for Sustainable Landscape Planning in Alpine Regions
其他标题：Valuing Ecosystem Services for Sustainable Landscape Planning in Alpine Regions
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作者：Adrienne Grêt-Regamey ; Ariane Walz ; Peter Bebi 等
期刊名称：Mountain Research and Development
印刷版ISSN：0276-4741
电子版ISSN：1994-7151
出版年度：2008
卷号：28
期号：2
页码：156-165
DOI：10.1659/mrd.0951
摘要：Alpine regions provide diverse ecosystem goods and services (ES) to human society. Yet as many of these ES are not bought or sold, their value must be estimated using a surrogate for observable behavior witnessed in the marketplace. The present article reviews ES valuation studies conducted in the European Alps. In addition, we present the results of a case study where we integrated the value of selected ES (avalanche protection, scenic beauty values, C-sequestration, habitats of capercaillie [ Tetrao urogallus ]) into the planning of new settlement areas in the tourism resort of Davos (Swiss Alps). Benefit estimates derived from the economic valuation studies tend to be specific to a particular method, ecosystem, and socioeconomic circumstance. The case study shows, however, that consideration of ES values can help identify the most beneficial locations for new development if appropriate selection of ES is made, and if these ES can be valued in a spatially explicit form. The achievements of research to date indicate that accounting for the value of multiple ES in an Alpine region will increasingly make important information available to planners.
关键词：Economic valuation; ecosystem services; landscape planning; Alpine region; GIS; Switzerland