A preliminary study of cryosphere service function and value evaluation

• Published in: Advances in climate change research Vol. 6; no. 3; pp. 181 - 187
• Main Authors: Xiao, Cun-De, Wang, Shi-Jin, Qin, Da-He
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.09.2015; State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; KeAi Communications Co., Ltd
• Subjects: Cryosphere; Evaluation framework; Service function; Value evaluation; 价值评估; 冰冻圈; 宏观经济政策; 服务功能; 环境保护意识; 社会经济影响; 科学研究; 自然科学; Evaluation framework; Service function; Value evaluation; Cryosphere
• ISSN: 1674-9278; 1674-9278
• DOI: 10.1016/j.accre.2015.11.004

Cryosphere science research and development （R＆D） has been strongly committed to public service, integrating natural sciences with socioeconomic impacts. Owing to the current shift from purely natural cryosphere scientific research to linking cryosphere science with so- cioeconomic and cultural science, cross-disciplinary research in this field is emerging, which advocates future cryosphere science research in this field. Utilizing the cryosphere service function （CSF）, this study establishes CSF and its value evaluation system. Cryosphere service valuation can benefit the decisionmakers＇ and public＇s awareness of environmental protection. Implementing sustainable CSF utilization strategies and macroeconomic policymaking for global environmental protection will have profound and practical significance as well as avoid environmental degradation while pursuing short-term economic profits and achieving rapid economic development.