Conceptualising cultural ecosystem services: A novel framework for research and critical engagement

• Published in: Ecosystem services Vol. 21; pp. 208 - 217
• Main Authors: Fish, Robert, Church, Andrew, Winter, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.10.2016
• Subjects: Cultural ecosystem services; decision making; Ecosystem assessment; ecosystem services; ecosystems; humans; Interdisciplinarity; Methods; Theory; Ecosystem assessment; Interdisciplinarity; Cultural ecosystem services; Theory; Methods

The construction of culture as a class of ecosystem service presents a significant test of the holistic ambitions of an ecosystems approach to decision making. In this paper we explore the theoretical challenges arising from efforts to understand ecosystems as objects of cultural concern and conside...