Cultural Ecosystem Services: A Critical Assessment

James, Simon P.

doi:10.1080/21550085.2015.1111616

Cultural Ecosystem Services: A Critical Assessment

James, Simon P.

Authors

Professor Simon James s.p.james@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Abstract

This paper is about the practice of evaluating ecosystems on the basis of the cultural services they provide. My first aim is to assess the various objections that have been made to this practice. My second is to argue that when particular places are integral to people’s lives, their value cannot be adequately conceived in terms of the provision of cultural ecosystem services. It follows, I conclude, that the ecosystem services framework can provide only a very limited account of the value of places.

Citation

James, S. P. (2015). Cultural Ecosystem Services: A Critical Assessment. Ethics, Policy & Environment, 18(3), 338-350. https://doi.org/10.1080/21550085.2015.1111616

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Jul 17, 2015
Online Publication Date	Feb 12, 2016
Publication Date	Sep 1, 2015
Deposit Date	Jul 17, 2015
Publicly Available Date	Mar 1, 2017
Journal	Ethics, Policy & Environment
Print ISSN	2155-0085
Electronic ISSN	2155-0093
Publisher	Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	18
Issue	3
Pages	338-350
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1080/21550085.2015.1111616

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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Ethics, Policy & Environment on 01/09/2015, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/21550085.2015.1111616.