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Intro
Foreword
References
Preface
Contents
Contributors
Part I Introduction and Motivation
1 Why Should Engineering Account for Ecosystems?
1.1 How Does Engineering Depend on Nature?
1.2 Does Engineering Account for Nature?
1.3 Why Does Engineering Take Nature for Granted?
1.4 Effects of Taking Nature for Granted
1.5 Nature-Positive
1.6 Goals of This Book
References
2 Ecosystem Goods and Services
2.1 What Are Ecosystem Goods and Services?
2.2 Identification, Quantification, and Valuation
2.3 Classification of Ecosystem Goods and Services

2.3.1 Categories of Ecosystem Goods and Services
2.3.2 Classification Systems
2.4 Nature's Contributions to People
2.5 Overall Status of Ecosystem Goods and Services
2.5.1 Status of Provisioning Services
2.6 Regulating Services
2.7 Planetary Boundary
2.8 Conclusions
References
Part II Engineering's Demand for Ecosystem Services
3 Quantifying the Direct and Indirect Demand for EcosystemServices
3.1 Demand for Ecosystem Services
3.2 Methods to Quantify Direct and Indirect Demand
3.2.1 Process-Based LCA Model

3.2.2 Environmentally Extended Input-Output (EEIO) Model
3.2.3 Multiregional Input-Output (MRIO) Model
3.2.4 Integrated Hybrid LCA Model
3.3 Sources of Data and Software
3.4 Conclusions
References
4 Water Provisioning Services
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Water Footprint: The Concept
4.3 Vulnerability to Water Depletion
4.4 Applications
4.5 Data, Models, and Software for WF
4.6 Discussion and Conclusions
References
5 Biogeochemical Cycles: Modeling the Interaction of Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles with Industrial Systems
5.1 Introduction to Biogeochemical Cycles

5.2 Accounting for the Carbon and Nitrogen Cycle: Eco-LCA Model and Applications
5.2.1 Life Cycle Assessment Methodologies
5.2.2 Ecologically Based Life Cycle Assessment (Eco-LCA) for Carbon and Nitrogen Cycle
5.2.3 Carbon-Nitrogen Nexus for Transportation Fuels Using Eco-LCA Carbon and Nitrogen Inventory
5.3 Modeling the Anthropogenic Material/Biogeochemical Cycles: A Physical-Input-Output Table (PIOT) Based Approach
5.4 Summary, Challenges, and Future Work
References
6 The Significance of Insect Pollinators: Opportunitiesand Challenges
6.1 Introduction

6.2 Quantifying Pollination Services
6.2.1 Challenges to Quantification
6.2.2 Direct Use Value
6.2.3 Indirect Use and Nonuse Value
6.3 Pollination in a Life Cycle Assessment Framework
6.3.1 Process LCA
6.3.2 Economic Input-Output LCA
6.3.3 Future Directions
6.4 Pollination in a Network Analysis Framework
6.4.1 Pollination Services as a Network
6.4.2 Challenges in Plant Pollinator Networks
6.4.3 Future Direction
6.5 Effect of Loss of Pollinators
6.5.1 Agricultural Impact
6.5.2 Nonagricultural Impact
6.5.3 Ecosystem Impact
6.6 Summary
References

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