- Title
- Assessing aquatic ecosystem services value chains and markets in South Africa: some case studies
- Creator
- De Lange, Willem J, Rawlins, Jonathan M, Fraser, Gavin C G
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2017
- Type
- text
- Type
- book chapter
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/471128
- Identifier
- vital:77421
- Identifier
- ISBN 978-1-4312-0923-1
- Description
- We still have a limited understanding of the value chains, markets and the actual economic value of ecosystem services from aquat-ic ecosystems. Different studies have developed various ap-proaches for determining the economic value of these benefits, and of the associated natural capital. Most confirm that the value of aquatic ecosystems lies in the sustained nett benefits derived from the many ecosystem services they supply; including various ecological functions, products for direct and indirect human con-sumption, energy, aesthetic and recreational benefits, and assimi-lative capacity of the residues of human activities. However, the geographic, cultural and economic differences between countries or nations have resulted in different views that affect the market potential of ecosystem services from aquatic ecosystems. This study focused on identifying key ecosystem services and their forward linkages, understanding how to improve market access to such services, and creating or improving the value chains in the South African context. The research is intended to help identify opportunities for improvements that benefit society more broadly. It is anticipated that the study will be useful to land use planners, designers of infrastructure and town planners.
- Format
- 137 pages, pdf
- Publisher
- Water Research Commission
- Language
- English
- Relation
- De Lange, W., Rawlins, J. and Fraser, G., 2017. Assessing aquatic ecosystem services value chains and markets in South Africa: some case studies. Water Research Commission
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- Rights
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