TY - JOUR
T1 - A method for evaluating alternative landscape management scenarios in relation to the biodiversity conservation of habitats
AU - Haddock, J.
AU - Tzanopoulos, J.
AU - Mitchley, J.
AU - Fraser, Robert
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - A perennial issue for land use policy is the evaluation of landscape biodiversity and the associated cost effectiveness of any biodiversity conservation policy actions. Based on the CUA methodology as applied to species conservation, this paper develops a methodology for evaluating the impact on habitats of alternative landscape management scenarios. The method incorporates three dimensions of habitats, quantity change, quality change and relative scarcity, and is illustrated in relation to the alternative landscape management scenarios for the Scottish Highlands (Caimgorms) study area of the BioScene project. The results demonstrate the value of the method for evaluating biodiversity conservation policies through their impact on habitats. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
AB - A perennial issue for land use policy is the evaluation of landscape biodiversity and the associated cost effectiveness of any biodiversity conservation policy actions. Based on the CUA methodology as applied to species conservation, this paper develops a methodology for evaluating the impact on habitats of alternative landscape management scenarios. The method incorporates three dimensions of habitats, quantity change, quality change and relative scarcity, and is illustrated in relation to the alternative landscape management scenarios for the Scottish Highlands (Caimgorms) study area of the BioScene project. The results demonstrate the value of the method for evaluating biodiversity conservation policies through their impact on habitats. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
U2 - 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.02.019
DO - 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.02.019
M3 - Article
VL - 61
SP - 277
EP - 283
JO - Ecological Economics
JF - Ecological Economics
SN - 0921-8009
IS - 2
ER -
