Valuing natural capital amidst rapid urbanization: assessing the gross ecosystem product (GEP) of China’s ‘Chang-Zhu-Tan’ megacity

Valuing natural capital amidst rapid urbanization: assessing the gross ecosystem product (GEP) of China’s ‘Chang-Zhu-Tan’ megacity

Gross Ecosystem Product (GEP) is an aggregate measure of the monetary value of final ecosystem services, or the direct benefits that people derive from nature. In this study, we focus on the ‘Chang-Zhu-Tan’ (CZT) urban agglomeration—an emerging megacity of over 15 million people situated on the Yang...

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Main Authors: Ziying Zou, Tong Wu, Yi Xiao, Changsu Song, Kelin Wang, Zhiyun Ouyang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2020-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
ecosystem services
urbanization
gross ecosystem product
natural capital
China
Yangtze River
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abc2f8

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abc2f8

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