Sustaining & Valuing Natural Resources, Summer 1999 Workshop in Washington, DC

摘要99-10620点子研讨会：维持和评估自然资源环境商品和服务推动了经济增长，是人类福祉的基础。然而，这些“自然资本”中有很大一部分是没有定价的，因此经常被低估，导致其使用或退化超过了最有利于公共利益的水平。需要对这些服务进行适当评估的方法，以及对构成其基础的生物地球物理因素有更多的了解。十多年来，自然科学家和社会科学家在这些问题上一直在合作，但这些合作一直是孤立和有限的。目前，学者们对于最重要的未解答的问题或未来研究最有成效的方向没有达成共识。这一跨学科研讨会将评估目前关于自然资本及其估值的文献，并找出这些文献中最重要的差距。这项评估的目的是作为2000年一项更大努力的基础，这项工作将为该领域制定一项全面的研究议程。

Abstract99-10620KinzigWorkshop: Sustaining and Valuing Natural ResourcesEnvironmental goods and services have fueled economic growth and serve as the basis for human well being. Yet much of this "natural capital" is unpriced, and therefore frequently undervalued, leading to its use or degradation in excess of that which would best serve the public good. Methods for proper valuation of these services are needed, together with an increased understanding of the biogeophysical factors that form their bases. Natural and social scientists have been collaborating on these questions from over a decade, but these collaborations have been isolated and limited. At present there is no common understanding among scholars as to the most important unanswered questions or most fruitful directions for future research. This interdisciplinary workshop will assess the current literature on natural capital and its valuation and identify the most crucial gaps in that literature. This assessment is intended to serve as the basis for a larger effort in 2000 that will produce a comprehensive research agenda for the field.