Literature review on frameworks for understanding socio-economic data on users, uses and benefits of the Great Barrier Reef

The broad purpose of this literature review is to assess the main approaches for valuing the user benefits of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), compare the methodologies underpinning the approaches, and to recommend a particular framework, or adapt several frameworks, to serve as an approach for understanding the attributes of existing data sets and developing a sustainable use and benefits monitoring program for the GBR. Assessing frameworks also enables an understanding of strengths and weaknesses of alternative frameworks and brings to light any red flags that researchers need to be aware of when interpreting data for decision making.