Sociocultural valuation of ecosystem services in protected areas: A study applied to Southeast Spain
Belén López-Felices,
Marina Schoenemann,
Isabel M. Román-Sánchez
et al.
Abstract:Research background: Protected areas (PAs) play a fundamental role in the maintenance of ecosystem processes and in the flow of ecosystem services (ESs) they provide. However, the management of PAs is complex due to the existence of different stakeholders with disparate and, often, opposed preferences and valuations. The sociocultural assessment of ESs contributes to optimizing the management of scarce resources based on the preferences of the different stakeholders, taking into account the economic, environme… Show more
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