What are shared and social values of ecosystems?

Kenter, J.O. and O'Brien, L. and Hockley, N. and Ravenscroft, N. and Fazey, I. and Irvine, K.N. and Reed, M.S. and Christie, M. and Brady, E. and Bryce, R. and Church, A. and Cooper, N. and Davies, A. and Evely, A. and Everard, M. and Fish, R. and Fisher, J.A. and Jobstvogt, N. and Molloy, C. and Orchard-Webb, J. and Ranger, S. and Ryan, M. and Watson, Verity and Williams, S. (2015) What are shared and social values of ecosystems? Ecological Economics, 111. pp. 86-99. ISSN 09218009 (ISSN)

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Abstract

Social valuation of ecosystem services and public policy alternatives is one of the greatest challenges facing ecological economists today. Frameworks for valuing nature increasingly include shared/social values as a distinct category of values. However, the nature of shared/social values, as well as their relationship to other values, has not yet been clearly established and empirical evidence about the importance of shared/social values for valuation of ecosystem services is lacking. To help address these theoretical and empirical limitations, this paper outlines a framework of shared/social values across five dimensions: value concept, provider, intention, scale, and elicitation process. Along these dimensions we identify seven main, non-mutually exclusive types of shared values: transcendental, cultural/societal, communal, group, deliberated and other-regarding values, and value to society. Using a case study of a recent controversial policy on forest ownership in England, we conceptualise the dynamic interplay between shared/social and individual values. The way in which social value is assessed in neoclassical economics is discussed and critiqued, followed by consideration of the relation between shared/social values and Total Economic Value, and a review of deliberative and non-monetary methods for assessing shared/social values. We conclude with a discussion of the importance of shared/social values for decision-making. © 2015.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.01.006
Dates:	Date Event 2015 Published
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Decision-making, Deliberation, Deliberative monetary valuation, Ecosystem services, Environmental valuation, Interpretive methods, Non-monetary valuation, Psychological methods, Shared values, Social values, Total economic value, decision making, economic planning, ecosystem service, forest management, forestry policy, social policy, England, United Kingdom
Subjects:	CAH13 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01-01 - architecture CAH13 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01-02 - building CAH13 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01-04 - planning (urban, rural and regional)
Divisions:	Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment > School of Engineering and the Built Environment Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment > School of Engineering and the Built Environment > Dept. of Built Environment
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Date Deposited:	09 Jun 2016 08:36
Last Modified:	22 Mar 2023 12:16
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/625

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