While the idea of ecosystem services is crucial to environmental decision-making, usage of the term "ecosystem services" is haphazard at best. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, reflecting the consensus of the largest group of experts ever assembled in the area of ecosystem change, encouraged...

Humankind has long considered the relationship it holds with nature to be both a blessing and a challenge. The onset of climate change has brought a new impetus to this relationship. This volume of Advances in Sustainability and Environmental Justice will examine environmental philosophy from a...

This Article considers how the twin concepts of "ecosystem services" and "natural capital" can help inform and improve environmental policy, particularly land and water protection, in the United States and globally. It identifies three possible benefits to greater understanding of the concept of...

Sustainable development, climate policy, biodiversity conservation - all these represent flash points at the intersection of environmental science, economics, and public policy. This volume offers a snapshot of environmental economic research on a range of policy-relevant problems. Academic...