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

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• 批准号: 9910620
• 负责人: Ann Kinzig
• 金额: $ 1.6万
• 依托单位: Arizona State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-07-01 至 2000-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9910620&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Sustaining; & Valuing; Natural; Resources

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.

摘要：环境产品和服务促进了经济增长，是人类福祉的基础。然而，这种“自然资本”中有很大一部分没有定价，因此经常被低估，导致其使用或退化超出了最有利于公共利益的范围。需要对这些服务进行适当估价的方法，并增加对构成其基础的生物地球物理因素的了解。十多年来，自然和社会科学家一直在就这些问题进行合作，但这些合作一直是孤立和有限的。目前，学者们对未来最重要的未解问题和最有成果的研究方向还没有达成共识。这次跨学科研讨会将评估当前关于自然资本及其估值的文献，并确定这些文献中最关键的空白。这项评估旨在作为2000年一项更大努力的基础，该努力将为该领域制定一个全面的研究议程。