The Creation of Markets for Ecosystem Services in the United States: The Challenge of Trading Places - Paperback

by Mattijs Van Maasakkers (Author)

The Creation of Markets for Ecosystem Services in the United States provides an in-depth analysis of the most advanced efforts to create markets for ecosystem services in the United States. It explains why very few of these markets have succeeded even after close to twenty years of scholarly enthusiasm, federal funding and concerted efforts by NGOs, government agencies and businesses.

Author Biography

Mattijs van Maasakkers is an assistant professor of city and regional planning at Ohio State University. Trained at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, van Maasakkers's research and teaching focus on the role of science and technology in environmental policy-making and implementation.