Solving for X. How to Assess Cultural Values Inherent in the Landscape?

Abstract

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This paper will explore the variety of issues pertaining to the valuation of cultural values within an ecosystem services assessment framework. It will not be comprehensive, but rather focus on three aspects that provide some promise of future advances in the area. These are different ways of inquiring local communities about those values, the creation of tools to incorporate those values into storytelling and, finally, to use mental maps as a form of data collection regarding those values.