Strengthening conceptual foundations: Analysing frameworks for ecosystem services and poverty alleviation research
Research is developing on links between ecosystem services and poverty alleviation. This study reviews the contribution of 9 frameworks
Abstract
A research agenda is currently developing around the linkages between ecosystem services and poverty alleviation. It is therefore timely to consider which conceptual frameworks can best support research at this nexus. Our review of frameworks synthesises existing research on poverty/environment linkages that should not be overlooked with the adoption of the topical language of ecosystem services. A total of nine conceptual frameworks were selected on the basis of relevance. These were reviewed and compared to assess their ability to illuminate the provision of ecosystem services, the condition, determinants and dynamics of poverty, and political economy factors that mediate the relationship between poverty and ecosystem services.
This research was supported by the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) programme
Citation
Fisher, J.A., Patenaude, G., Meir, P., Nightingale, A.J., Rounsevell, M.D.A., Williams, M., Woodhouse, I.H., Strengthening conceptual foundations: Analysing frameworks for ecosystem services and poverty alleviation research, Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions, Volume 23, Issue 5, October 2013, Pages 1098-1111