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Paths of environment economic valuation: A bibliometric analysis of the scientific production in the 21st Century



Adrielli Santos de Santana , Jorge Madeira Nogueira and Fátima de Souza Freire

Abstract
Since the 1970s, the economic valuation of the environment has been a field of research on the rise, with an increasing scientific production. Given this context, the aim of this study is to provide an overview of the current state of research in environmental valuation. We analyzed 1,907 and 2,028 articles published between 2001 and 2021, extracted from the Web of Science and Scopus databases, respectively, and analyzed based on metrics of citations and number of publications per year, countries, periods, institutions and authors. We used a co-citation analysis to identify clusters for the main references and authors within this field of research. The main research themes were identified through analysis of the co-occurrence of keywords, which relate to ecosystem services, climate change, environmental impacts of productive activities, sustainable development and conservation and protection of biodiversity. Based on the results achieved, it appears that many studies propose the application of environmental valuation methods for hypothetical scenarios, with the contingent valuation method (CVM) and the discrete choice experiment being the most frequently applied. Others, in turn, focus on enriching the theoretical and conceptual framework and proposing guidelines for decision-making processes.


Keywords
Bibliometrics; Systematic review; Environmental economic valuation; Environmental economics.

Resumo
Caminhos da valoração econômica ambiental: uma análise bibliométrica da produção científica no Século XXI. Desde a década de 1970, a valoração econômica do meio ambiente tem sido um campo de pesquisa em ascensão, com crescente produção científica. Nesse contexto, o objetivo deste estudo é fornecer um panorama do estado atual das pesquisas em valoração econômica ambiental. Foram analisados 1.907 e 2.028 artigos publicados entre 2001 e 2021, extraídos das bases Web of Science e Scopus, respectivamente. Eles foram estudados com base em métricas de citações e número de publicações por ano, países, períodos, instituições e autores. Utilizou-se uma análise de cocitação para identificar clusters para as principais referências e autores dentro deste campo de pesquisa. Os principais temas de pesquisa foram identificados por meio da análise da co-ocorrência de palavras-chave, que se relacionam a serviços ecossistêmicos, mudanças climáticas, impactos ambientais das atividades produtivas, desenvolvimento sustentável e conservação e proteção da biodiversidade. Com base nos resultados obtidos, verifica-se que muitos estudos propõem a aplicação de métodos de valoração econômica ambiental para cenários hipotéticos, sendo o método de valoração contingente (MVC) e o experimento de escolha discreta os mais frequentemente aplicados. Outros estudos, por sua vez, concentram-se no enriquecimento do arcabouço teórico-conceitual e na proposição de diretrizes para os processos decisórios.


Palavras-chave
Bibliometria; Revisão sistemática; Valoração econômica ambiental; Economia ambiental.

DOI
10.21438/rbgas(2025)123120


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