Valuing Ecosystem Services: Toward Better Environmental Decision-Making

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	Introduction	153
	Mapping Ecosystem Functions to the Value of Ecosystem Services: Case Studies	155
	Implications and Lessons Learned	190
	Summary: Conclusions and Recommendations	196
	References	197
6	JUDGMENT, UNCERTAINTY, AND VALUATION	209
	Introduction	209
	Professional Judgments	209
	Uncertainty	216
	Decision-Making and Decision Criteria Under Uncertainty	221
	Illustrations of the Treatment of Uncertainty	227
	Summary: Conclusions and Recommendations	232
	References	236
7	ECOSYSTEM VALUATION: SYNTHESIS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS	239
	General Premises	240
	Synthesis of Major Conclusions	242
	Guidelines/Checklist for Valuation of Ecosystem Services	253
	Overarching Recommendations	256
	APPENDIXES
A	Summary of Related NRC Reports	261
B	Household Production Function Models	266
C	Production Function Models	270
D	Committee and Staff Biographical Information	274