Water ecosystem services: a global perspective / edited by Julia Martin-Ortega, Robert C. Ferrier, Iain J. Gordon, Shahbaz Khan

Incluye bibliografía e índice: páginas 174-174

List of contributors.. Preface.. 1 Introduction.. 2 What defines ecosystem services-based approaches?.. Part I Addressing global challenges.. 3 Assessing climate change risks and prioritising adaptation options using a water ecosystem services-based approach.. 4 Operationalizing an ecosystem services-based approach for managing river biodiversity.. 5 Water for agriculture and energy: the African quest under the lenses of an ecosystem services-based approach.. Part II Applying frameworks for water management and biodiversity conservation under an ecosystem services-based approach.. 6 Using ecosystem services-based approaches in Integrated Water Resources Management: perspectives from the developing world.. 7 Implementation of the European Water Framework Directive: what does taking an ecosystem services-based approach add?.. 8 How useful to biodiversity conservation are ecosystem services-based approaches?.. Part III Assessing water ecosystem services.. 9 The first United Kingdom's National Ecosystem Assessment and beyond.. 10 Using an ecosystem services-based approach to measure the benefits of reducing diversions of freshwater: a case study in the Murray-Darling basin, Australia.. 11 An ecosystem services-based approach to integrated regional catchment management: the South East Queensland experience.. 12 Policy support systems for the development of benefit-sharing mechanisms for water-related ecosystem services.. 13 Assessing biophysical and economic dimensions of societal value: an example for water ecosystem services in Madagascar.. 14 Rapid land use change impacts on coastal ecosystem services: a South Korean case study.. Part IV Broadening the perspective.. 15 Ecosystem services-based approaches to water management: what opportunities and challenges for business?

16 Key factors for successful application of ecosystem services-based approaches to water resources management: the role of stakeholder participation.. 17 Cultural ecosystem services, water, and aquatic environments.. 18 The psychological dimension of water ecosystem services.. 19 The interface between human rights and ecosystem services.. 20 Water ecosystem services: moving forward.. Index.. Colour plate section between pages 84 and 85

This comprehensive volume describes how ecosystem services-based approaches can assist in addressing major global and regional water challenges, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and water security in the developing world, by integrating scientific knowledge from different disciplines, such as hydrological modelling, environmental economics, psychology and international law. Empirical assessments at the national, catchment and regional levels are used to critically appraise this systemic approach, and the merits and potential limitations are presented. The practicalities of this approach with regard to water resources management, nature conservation, and sustainable business practices are discussed, and the role of society in underpinning the concept of ecosystem services is explored. Presenting new insights and perspectives on how to shape future strategies, this contributory volume is a valuable reference for researchers, academics, students and policy makers, in environmental studies, hydrology, water resource management, ecology, environmental law, policy and economics, and conservation biology. • Provides a practical definition of ecosystem services-based approaches for both researchers and practitioners. • Provides a definitive reference for future research and the implementation of ecosystem services-based approaches within the water sector and wider application. • Discusses new and unexplored dimensions to the ecosystem services field, such as human rights, thereby enhancing the concept for both research and practice. • Brings together knowledge across a range of disciplines and is suitable for a broad audience. eng