Economic Valuation of Biodiversity

Bartosz Bartkowski works at the Department of Economics of the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) in Leipzig, Germany. He has a PhD degree in economics from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in Germany. His research interests span environmental and agricultural economics, environmental ethics and sustainability science.

• Introduction Theory and Concepts of Economic Valuation Definitions, Measures and Ecological Value of BiodiversityExcursus: Biodiversity Value in Environmental Ethics State of the Art in Economic Valuation of Biodiversity Conceptual Framework for Economic Valuation of Biodiversity A Look Back and a Look Ahead

"This is an excellent book and a must read for researchers interested in understanding and enhancing the new discipline of biodiversity valuation. The author provides a conceptual framework which re-organises current thinking and knowledge from economics and ecology to promote a renewed endeavour to reveal and measure the true value of biodiversity in a changing and uncertain world." — Douglas C. MacMillan, Professor of Environmental and Ecosystem Economics at the School of Anthropology & Conservation, University of Kent, UK"For those wishing to ‘value biodiversity’, this book gives an excellent review of the feasibility and appropriateness of monetary valuation. Bartkowski challenges conventional economic theory, provides alternative perspectives on valuation and rationality, and highlights that valuation processes must recognise the abstract, uncertain links between biodiversity and wellbeing." — Marije Schaafsma, Senior Research Fellow in Geography and Environment, University of Southampton, UK"In this timely and thought-provoking contribution, Bartkowski explores the complexity of the economic, ecological and philosophical dimensions of a ubiquitous but under-theorized topic: the economic valuation of biodiversity. This book is bound to become a must-read and to launch debates in the three disciplines that it contributes to renew." — Yves Meinard, Researcher at Université Paris-Dauphine, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR [7243], LAMSADE, France