Efforts to undertake the enormous, and somewhat intangible, task of assessing the state's green infrastructure, its monetary worth, and its value as a quality of life amenity that appeals to talented professionals are detailed in a recent study that values Michigan's environmental attributes at $1.6 billion annually.
According to excerpts from the story:
West Michigan's abundant natural resources -- forests, sand dunes, wetlands and water -- provide a variety of benefits that are worth at least $1.6 billion annually, according to a new study.
Putting a dollar figure on nature, also known as green infrastructure, is a tricky business, technically and philosophically. But the study, by the West Michigan Strategic Alliance, sought to demonstrate that nature is valuable and that damaging it comes at a price.
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