Trees at Work
Autor Forest Service (U Sen Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 dec 2017
This guide showcases the increasing interest in ecosystem services, discusses the motivations for valuations of FES (forest ecosystem services) at the State level, and places this work in the context of economic accounting. Readers may be interested in this report to expand their understanding of approaches used and value forest ecosystem services. However, the intended target audience for this report is State forestry officials charged with requesting, selecting, guiding, and evaluating the results of FES assessments in their states. Foresters, construction officials utilizing forest based products, educators, instructors and students in the fields of environmental science and forestry, environmentalists, and investors in the forest products category may also be interested in this work.
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ISBN-13: 9780160943607
ISBN-10: 0160943604
Pagini: 114
Dimensiuni: 216 x 279 x 13 mm
Editura: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
ISBN-10: 0160943604
Pagini: 114
Dimensiuni: 216 x 279 x 13 mm
Editura: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Cuprins
Table of Contents
Chapter Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........................................................................................ii
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................................................................................iv
Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..............................................................................................v
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........................................................................................1
Motivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................................................................................................1
Antecedents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................................................................1
Previous Assessments in the U.S. South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................................................................................... 2
Motivations for Quantifying the Value of FES in the U.S. South . . . . . . ..............................................................................3
Economic Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................................................................................................4
Incorporating FES into Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...............................................................................................5
Structure of the GTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .........................................................................................................6
Literature Cited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........................................................................................................6
Appendix 1.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................................................................................... 8
Chapter 2. Forest Ecosystem Services: Cultural Values . . . . . . . . .............................................................................................11
What Are Cultural Services? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................................................................................................11
Connecting Cultural Ecosystem Services with the Ecosystem Services Valuation Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Valuation Methodologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........................................................................................................17
Concluding Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............................................................................................................25
Literature Cited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................................................................................26
Appendix 2.1 Recreation and tourism values of forests in the Southeast region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...............30
Chapter 3. Forest Ecosystem Services: Water Resources . . . . . . . ................................................................................................ 31
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .....................................................................................................................31
Ecosystem Service Assessments of Water Resources from Forest Landscapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................33
Economic Valuation of Water Resource Ecosystem Services . . . . . . . . ............................................................................................38
Guidelines for Estimating the Ecosystem Service Values of Water Resources from Forest Landscapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................................................................................................................... 45
Literature Cited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......................................................................................................................45
Chapter Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........................................................................................ii
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................................................................................iv
Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..............................................................................................v
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........................................................................................1
Motivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................................................................................................1
Antecedents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................................................................1
Previous Assessments in the U.S. South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................................................................................... 2
Motivations for Quantifying the Value of FES in the U.S. South . . . . . . ..............................................................................3
Economic Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................................................................................................4
Incorporating FES into Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...............................................................................................5
Structure of the GTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .........................................................................................................6
Literature Cited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........................................................................................................6
Appendix 1.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................................................................................... 8
Chapter 2. Forest Ecosystem Services: Cultural Values . . . . . . . . .............................................................................................11
What Are Cultural Services? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................................................................................................11
Connecting Cultural Ecosystem Services with the Ecosystem Services Valuation Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Valuation Methodologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........................................................................................................17
Concluding Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............................................................................................................25
Literature Cited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................................................................................26
Appendix 2.1 Recreation and tourism values of forests in the Southeast region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...............30
Chapter 3. Forest Ecosystem Services: Water Resources . . . . . . . ................................................................................................ 31
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .....................................................................................................................31
Ecosystem Service Assessments of Water Resources from Forest Landscapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................33
Economic Valuation of Water Resource Ecosystem Services . . . . . . . . ............................................................................................38
Guidelines for Estimating the Ecosystem Service Values of Water Resources from Forest Landscapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................................................................................................................... 45
Literature Cited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......................................................................................................................45