In recent years, there has been a marked proliferation in the literature on economic approaches to ecosystem management, which has created a subsequent need for real understanding of the scope and the limits of the economic approaches to ecosystems and biodiversity. Within this Handbook,...

Introduction -- Theory and concepts of economic valuation -- Definitions, measures and ecological value of biodiversity -- Excursus : biodiversity value in environmental ethics -- State of the art in economic valuation of biodiversity -- Conceptual framework for economic valuation of...