Project Type IQP Submission date 2007-12-13 Authors Daniel A Alderman, CS Vineet Barot, PH Derek R Pepicelli, ME Gordon Hoi Yuen Wong, ME URN E-project-121307-145348 Division Urban and Environmental Planning Center Worcester, MA Sponsor Greater Worcester Land Trust Title Valuing Ecological Services of Peri-Urban Open Spaces: A Case Study of the West Tatnuck Neighborhood of Worcester, Massachusetts Advisor Krueger, Robert, ID Availability unrestricted Abstract
Ecological services are the goods and services provided by an ecosystem that help sustain human life. Traditional economic valuation lacks the flexibility to account for all these services. Ecological economics uses different approaches to account for these services and provides a more accurate value of open space. A study of the West Tatnuck neighborhood of Worcester, Massachusetts highlights the differences between the schools of thought and shows the value of ecological services to an urban area.
Files Executive_Summary.pdf Final_Presentation.ppt West_Tatnuck_b07.pdf
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