Valuing Ecosystem Services
Protecting today’s resources for tomorrow!
Presentations
Using Economics to Inform Decisions
60 minutes
When you need to estimate the value of a project and incorporate economic data, you have various approaches to choose from. This self-guided module can help, as it provides information about several analyses such as benefit-cost, economic impact, cost-effectiveness, and more. Understanding these basics will help you identify the appropriate approach and the data needed.
Externalities
2 minutes 40 seconds
Better understand the complex problem of economic externalities and consider the implications for coastal management.
Value
3 minutes 39 seconds
Learn both market and nonmarket values and how these should be considered when making decisions about coastal resources.
Indicators
3 minutes 22 seconds
Continue learning complex economic terms and discover how economic health is composed of many different numbers (indicators) that all play a role in evaluating the economy.
Ecosystem Services
3 minutes 4 seconds
Continue the series to better understand complex economic terms and what is meant by ecosystem services and how communities benefit. Discover the connections between coastal economies, ecosystem services, and decisions made by coastal managers.
Ocean/Great Lakes Economy
2 minutes 25 seconds
Wrap up the series to understand complex economic terms and learn about the synergies between the ocean and Great Lakes economies and the nation’s economy as a whole.