Reflections on the ecosystem services of whales and valuing their contribution to human well-being

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dc.contributorHáskóli Íslandsen_US
dc.contributorUniversity of Icelanden_US
dc.contributor.authorCook, David
dc.contributor.authorMalinauskaite, Laura
dc.contributor.authorDavidsdottir, Brynhildur
dc.contributor.authorÖgmundardóttir, Helga
dc.contributor.authorRoman, Joe
dc.contributor.departmentUmhverfis- og auðlindafræði (HÍ)en_US
dc.contributor.departmentEnvironment and Natural Resources (UI)en_US
dc.contributor.schoolVerkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ)en_US
dc.contributor.schoolSchool of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI)en_US
dc.contributor.schoolFélagsvísindasvið (HÍ)en_US
dc.contributor.schoolSchool of Social Sciences (UI)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-17T14:05:10Z
dc.date.available2020-04-17T14:05:10Z
dc.date.issued2020-03
dc.descriptionPost-print (lokagerð höfundar)en_US
dc.description.abstractAlthough whale ecosystem services have been scarcely explored in the academic literature, they illustrate many of the threats, trade-offs and decision-making dilemmas common to marine ecosystem services in general – climate change impacts, the ongoing need to provide remote communities with forms of sustenance, and the potential development of new economic sectors which are prosperous but undermine traditional ways of life. In this paper, the first evaluation is carried out of the ecosystem services specific to whales, involving (a) their classification using the established Common International Classification Ecosystem Services (CICES) framework, (b) an assessment of the most suitable methods for their valuation, and (c) implications for decision-making. Our findings are that whale ecosystem services belong to all three categories of the CICES classification and cultural services are the most common type. The most suitable approach for the respective valuation of each service depends on the local socio-cultural context, a fundamental ingredient in value formation, which can formulate on either an individual or collective basis. In the case of individual value formation, this paper recommends the use of economic information derived from non-market valuation techniques; for collective, non-monetary techniques are advised. Given the complexity of human-environment interactions, a pluralist approach to valuation is likely to be required, whereby decision-makers are informed about impacts to whale ecosystem services through a mixture of economic and non-monetary information. A logical consequence of value pluralism is the need for decision-support platforms which can satisfactorily integrate different types of information concerning ecosystem service impacts, evaluating these against multiple marine management objectives. The paper briefly reflects on the potential of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to fulfil this ambition, before discussing some of the current challenges and barriers which have limited the uptake of ecosystem services research in marine planning and decision-making.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis paper has been funded by NordForsk (grant number 76654) via their financial support to the Nordic Centre of Excellence ARCPATH (Arctic Climate Predictions – Pathways to Resilient, Sustainable Communities).en_US
dc.description.versionPeer Revieweden_US
dc.format.extent105100en_US
dc.identifier.citationCook, D., Malinauskaite, L., Davíðsdóttir, B., Ögmundardóttir, H., & Roman, J. (2020). Reflections on the ecosystem services of whales and valuing their contribution to human well-being. Ocean & Coastal Management, 186, 105100. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105100en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105100
dc.identifier.issn0964-5691
dc.identifier.journalOcean & Coastal Managementen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1699
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier BVen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesOcean & Coastal Management;186
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectMarineen_US
dc.subjectValuationen_US
dc.subjectPlanningen_US
dc.subjectWhalesen_US
dc.subjectEcosystem servicesen_US
dc.subjectSjávarvistfræðien_US
dc.subjectVistkerfien_US
dc.subjectHvaliren_US
dc.subjectSkipulagsmálen_US
dc.titleReflections on the ecosystem services of whales and valuing their contribution to human well-beingen_US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleen_US

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