What can the current debate on ecosystem services learn from the past? Lessons from economic ornithology

Kronenberg, Jakub

doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2014.06.011

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“…If ecosystem managers are not risk averse, insurance value will be zero or negative (Baumgä rtner 2007); insurance value is irrelevant to risk-neutral or risk-loving individuals. These considerations may be seen to reveal the limitations entailed in relying upon an economic perception of nature as a substitute for products and services available in the market (Kronenberg 2014). These challenges are also evident in more specific models of insurance value summarized in the following paragraphs.…”

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Insurance Value of Green Infrastructure in and Around Cities

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The combination of climate change and urbanization projected to occur until 2050 poses new challenges for land-use planning, not least in terms of reducing urban vulnerability to hazards from projected increases in the frequency and intensity of climate extremes. Interest in investments in green infrastructure (interconnected systems of parks, wetlands, gardens and other green spaces), as well as in restoration of urban ecosystems as part of such adaptation strategies, is growing worldwide. Previous research has highlighted the insurance value of ecosystems in securing the supply of ecosystem services in the face of disturbance and change, yet this literature neglects urban areas even though urban populations are often highly vulnerable. We revisit the insurance value literature to examine the applicability of the concept in urban contexts, illustrating it with two case studies: watersheds providing drinking water for residents of Vancouver, Canada; and private gardens ensuring connectedness between other parts of urban green infrastructure in London, UK. Our research supports the notion that investments in green infrastructure can enhance insurance value, reducing vulnerability and the costs of adaptation to climate change and other environmental change. Although we recommend that urban authorities consider the insurance value of ecosystems in their decisionmaking matrix, we advise caution in relying upon monetary evaluations of insurance value. We conclude by identifying actions and management strategies oriented to maintain or enhance the insurance value of urban ecosystems. Ecosystems that are themselves resilient to external disturbances are better able to provide insurance for broader social-ecological systems.

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“…Conservationists presumably believe such big numbers will protect species like wild bees, but they should reflect upon the history of economic ornithology. In a forty year period (1880-1920) over 1000 studies calculated the value of services provided by birds, but this failed to prevent the replacement of their services (and loss of birds) due to new human technology, namely insecticides and pesticides (Kronenberg, 2014). Valuing the services of bees is not equivalent to valuing bees themselves.…”

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Re-establishing an ecological discourse in the policy debate over how to value ecosystems and biodiversity

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Aslaksen

2015

Journal of Environmental Management

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“…np. Norgaard, 2010;Spangenberg, Settele, 2010;Kronenberg, 2014]. Tymczasem wszelkie decyzje podejmowane przez człowieka obciążone są problemem niewiedzy -braku pełnej znajomości i kontroli ich efektów, w szczególności z punktu widzenia wpływu na środowisko, i efektów, jakie może to przynieść społe-czeństwu czy gospodarce.…”

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Usługi ekosystemów – nowe spojrzenie na wartość środowiska przyrodniczego

Kronenberg¹

2016

EkoMiasto#Środowisko. Zrównoważony, Inteligentny I Partycypacyjny Rozwój Miasta

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What can the current debate on ecosystem services learn from the past? Lessons from economic ornithology

Cited by 37 publications

References 85 publications

Insurance Value of Green Infrastructure in and Around Cities

Insurance Value of Green Infrastructure in and Around Cities

Re-establishing an ecological discourse in the policy debate over how to value ecosystems and biodiversity

Usługi ekosystemów – nowe spojrzenie na wartość środowiska przyrodniczego

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