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<p>Ecosystem Services Valuation is an important tool for dialogue in the decision-making process and to highlight the society’s dependence on the biosphere for well-being. Soil is the primary source of ecosystem services such as the production of food and regulating the climate, however the methodological alternatives for valuing soil ecosystem services remain poorly studied. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate methodical aspects of ecosystem services valuation, with the special attention to soil services within agricultural context. We introduce frameworks specific for soil ecosystem services. Then, we present a case study where soil ecosystem services were evaluated within agricultural context. We conclude that such valuation represents the newest trend in soil science wherein soil resources are treated in the wider context of impacts on human well-being.</p>
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Ecosystem Services Valuation is an important tool for dialogue in the decision-making process and to highlight the society’s dependence on the biosphere for well-being. Soil is the primary source of ecosystem services such as the production of food and regulating the climate, however the methodological alternatives for valuing soil ecosystem services remain poorly studied. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate methodical aspects of ecosystem services valuation, with the special attention to soil services within agricultural context. We introduce frameworks specific for soil ecosystem services. Then, we present a case study where soil ecosystem services were evaluated within agricultural context. We conclude that such valuation represents the newest trend in soil science wherein soil resources are treated in the wider context of impacts on human well-being.

Methodical Aspects of Soil Ecosystem Services Valuation

Department of Geography and Environment − Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Department of Production Engineering, Logistics and Applied Computer Science, Faculty of Production and Power Engineering

University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park

Department of Ecology, Post Graduate Program in Ecology

Agricultural Engineering

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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Ecosystem Services Valuation is an important tool for dialogue in the decision-making process and to highlight the society’s dependence on the biosphere for...

Methodical Aspects of Soil Ecosystem Services Valuation

Publié en ligne: 07 mars 2022

Pages: 39 - 49

Reçu: 01 déc. 2021

Accepté: 01 févr. 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/agriceng-2022-0004

Mots clés
agricultural systems, biochar, methods, frameworks

© 2022 Agnieszka E Latawiec et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Methodical Aspects of Soil Ecosystem Services Valuation

Publié en ligne: 07 mars 2022

Pages: 39 - 49

Reçu: 01 déc. 2021

Accepté: 01 févr. 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/agriceng-2022-0004

Mots clésagricultural systems, biochar, methods, frameworks

© 2022 Agnieszka E Latawiec et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
agricultural systems, biochar, methods, frameworks