Problem wyceny dóbr i usług środowiskowych na obszarach wiejskich
Problem of environmental goods and services valuation in rural areas

Summary/Abstract: Sustainable and multifunctional development of rural areas requires efficient management of natural resources that are found in the area. Rational management is not possible without full evaluation of resources and their functions. Resources are often treated as public goods and their full value is not reflected in market economic categories. The purpose of this article is to show that the non-production functions of natural resources have their own value, which can be estimated using the methods developed in environmental economics. The concept of the full economic value of natural resources and basic evaluation method is used to achieve this goal. The evaluation of the worth of environmental goods is presented on the selected examples, in particular of biodiversity, landscapes and recreational values. These methods include, for example: WTP, CVM, COIM, HPM, TCM. The aim of this study is to identify the problems of evaluation of environmental goods and services in rural areas based on selected resource stocks acting as public goods. It should be noted that in the current 2014−2020 planning horizon, the planned CAP puts a very strong emphasis on the effectiveness of such protection. In this context, there would be an increasing importance on the evaluation of public goods of an environmental nature. This paper presents a theoretical basis of possibilities to evaluate the natural resources and their worth as delivery of public goods in rural areas.

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