| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 683 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Ecosystem Extent Account for Karnataka State, India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Region: KARNATAKA STATE, INDIA -- 3 Data Sources and Methods -- 3.1 Classifying Ecosystem Types -- 3.2 Remote Sensing (RS) Data -- 3.3 Methods -- 3.4 Ecosystem Extent Quantification Through Land Use Analyses -- 4 Results -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Ecosystem Condition Account for Karnataka State, India -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Fragmentation of Forest Ecosystem -- 1.2 Land Surface Temperature Response to Land-Use Changes |
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1.3 Vegetation Dynamics in Karnataka -- 1.4 Biotic Elements of Flora and Fauna -- 1.5 Characteristics of Soil -- 2 Data Sources -- 3 Methods -- 3.1 Forest Fragmentation -- 3.2 Land Surface Temperature -- 3.3 Vegetation Structure in Karnataka -- 3.4 Characteristics of Soil -- 3.5 Ecosystem Condition Indicator Account -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Forest Fragmentation -- 4.2 Land Surface Temperature -- 4.3 Ecosystem Condition Indicator of Landscape Level Characteristics Based on Land Surface Temperature (LST) |
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4.4 Vegetation (AGB: Above Ground Biomass, BGB: Below Ground Biomass, NPP: Net Primary Productivity), Distribution of Flora and Fauna -- 4.5 Soil-Characteristics -- 5 Ecosystem Condition Based on Abiotic Ecosystem Characteristics -- 6 Ecosystem Condition Index (ECI) -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Valuation of Ecosystem Services, Karnataka State, India -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Ecosystem Services -- 1.2 Ecosystem Services Accounting-Physical as well as Monetary (Based on Residual Value Techniques) -- 2 Data -- 3 Method -- 3.1 Valuation of Forest Ecosystem Services |
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3.2 Valuation of Services from Agriculture Ecosystems -- 3.3 Total Ecosystem Supply Value [TESV] -- 3.4 Net Present Value (NPV) of Ecosystem Assets -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Assessment of Ecosystem Extent Over Time -- 4.2 Valuation of the Ecosystem Services -- 4.3 Valuation of the Forest Ecosystem Services-Forest Circle Wise, Karnataka -- 5 Cultural Services from Forest Ecosystems -- 6 Total Provisioning, Regulating, and Cultural Services of Forest Ecosystems in Karnataka -- 6.1 Valuation of Agriculture (Croplands and Horticulture) Ecosystem Services |
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6.2 TESV-Total Ecosystem Supply Value, GEP-Gross Ecosystem Product, Karnataka [District-Wise] State, India -- 6.3 Net Present Value (NPV) of Ecosystem Assets -- 7 Conclusion -- 8 Recommendations -- Annexure A Valuation of Forest Ecosystem Services (Provisioning, Regulating and Cultural) at the District Level -- References -- Scenario-Based Assessment of Policy Interventions in Karnataka State, India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Review of Land-Use Change Models -- 2.1 Cellular Automata Model -- 2.2 Analytical Hierarchical Process -- 2.3 Agent-Based Model -- 3 Data -- 4 Method |
| Summary |
This book describes the valuation of services of ecosystems (forests, agriculture and aquatic) for Karnataka State, India, as per the validated statistical framework for natural capital accounting SEEA: System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA.un.org). According to SEEA protocol, ecosystem services are defined as the contributions of ecosystems to the benefits that are used in economic and other human activities. The valuation of ecosystem services (VES) provides an unbiased framework to value unaccounted ecosystem benefits and helps in developing meaningful policy interventions. The approach allows for adjusted regional or national accounts which reflect the output of ecosystem services as well as the depletion of natural resources and the degradation costs (externalized costs of the loss of ecosystem services) of ecosystems in economic terms. In this perspective, the current publication, focusing on the natural capital accounting and valuation of ecosystem services in Karnataka, India, can help raise awareness and provide a quantitative tool to evaluate the sustainability of policies. The book would aid as knowledge base for many professionals, institutions and government agencies taking up the task of natural capital accounting and valuation of ecosystem services across the countries worldwide |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 17, 2024) |
| Subject |
Ecosystem services -- India -- Karnataka
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Natural resources -- India -- Karnataka
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Aithal, Bharath H., author.
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Setturu, Bharath, author.
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Vinay, S., author
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Asulabha, K. S., author
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Sincy, V., author
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| ISBN |
9789819724055 |
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9819724058 |
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