Ecosystem services of the Guarapiranga Reservoir watershed (São Paulo, Brazil): value of water supply and implications for management strategies

Ecosystem services of the Guarapiranga Reservoir watershed (São Paulo, Brazil): value of water supply and implications for management strategies

Essential ecosystem services provided by watersheds consider quantity and quality of water supply. In the current study, we used the Avoided Cost valuation method to assess the impacts of changes in land use of Guarapiranga Reservoir watershed (Metropolitan Region of São Paulo, Southeast Brazil) on...

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Main Authors: Felipo Meireles de Brito, Simone Georges El Khouri Miraglia, Décio Semensatto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development
Subjects:
ecosystem services
environmental valuation
water quality
reservoir management
water supply
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19463138.2018.1442336

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19463138.2018.1442336

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