CULTURAL ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND VALUATION METHODS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Cultural ecosystem services are associated with the non-material human valuation of places and ecosystems. In this article, a systematic review is carried out on the research that deals with EsAs and valua-tion methods as a topic. The information was obtained from the Web of Science and Scopus databases, with the following search terms "cultural ecosystem services" and <<"cultural ecosystem services" and "valuation methods">>. The research was carried out on titles, abstracts, and keywords of scientific articles. The methodological recommendations of the PRISMA statement were used and exclusion criteria were applied; totally, 954 articles were included for this review. Finally, it was evidenced that none of the methodologies presented is of absolute application, since they depend on criteria: quantitative or qualitative, declared or revealed preferences of people, result in monetary or non-monetary valuations, or involve the parties interested in the appraisal process.