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Contrasting values in the sustainability debate: limitations of economic valuations and their role in decision-making

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This paper explores some of the more controversial conceptual issues surrounding ecosystem valuations in monetary terms along with their role in the greater decision-making process. I argue that there is an urgent need to be explicit about the underlying ideologies and social goals being pursued by any given policy/action. The degree to which a given policy makes trade-offs between achieving each goal should also be transparent. In the context of the sustainability debate, economic valuations of ecosystems can provide missing information necessary for achieving the goal of consumptive efficiency, but they must be accompanied by a similar 'conversion' of how much economic activity contributes to the goal of ecological sustainability.

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  • Andrew L. Fanning, 2016. "Contrasting values in the sustainability debate: limitations of economic valuations and their role in decision-making," International Journal of Sustainable Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 19(2), pages 185-200.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijsusd:v:19:y:2016:i:2:p:185-200
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    1. Yonariza, & Andini, Bevi Astika & Mahdi, & Maynard, Simone, 2019. "Addressing knowledge gaps between stakeholders in payments for watershed services: Case of Koto Panjang hydropower plant catchment area, Sumatra, Indonesia," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 39(C).

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