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Ecological-economic analysis of wetlands: Functions, values and dynamics.

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To develop an interdisciplinary assessment of wetland processes and functions and their related economic values, in order to inform policy makers about the "true" value (benefits) of conserved wetlands and the costs of wetland conservation, restoration or creation measures.

OBJECTIVES:
To develop an interdisciplinary assessment of wetland processes and functions and their related economic values, in order to inform policy makers about the "true" value (benefits) of conserved wetlands and the costs of wetland conservation, restoration or creation measures.
DESCRIPTION:
The research focuses on:
i)the provision of scientifically accurate and accessible descriptions of wetland processes and functions and their value in ecological and socioeconomic terms, deriving a policy-relevant assessment methodology for judging the social significance of conserved wetland areas (or created and/or restored areas);
ii) the refinement of economic valuation methods and techniques to allow the evaluation of wetland use and non-use benefits;
iii) the development of environmental change scenarios to model possible future states for wetlands, their conservation requirements and the policy measures necessary to implement more rational management strategies.
These issues are explored through a set of temperate wetland case studies in the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Greece. The case studies highlight land use change in peatland-lake ecosystems, wetland restoration and creation, nutrient sink functions and the valuation of flood alleviation, recreation and amenity and pollution buffer zone services.
The research provides guidance to resource managers about trade-offs between different use and preservation options within particular wetlands but is also of more general application across a range of wetlands within the EU.

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UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
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Letzte Aktualisierung: 21 September 1998

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