Economics of environmental conservation
1. Economics and the living environment -- 2. Global conservation strategies and concerns -- 3. Markets and government intervention in environmental conservation -- 4. Environmental conservation in developing countries -- 5. Preservation of wildlife and genetic diversity -- 6. Open-access, common-pr...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham
Edward Elgar Pub
c2005
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| Edition: | 2nd ed |
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 1. Economics and the living environment -- 2. Global conservation strategies and concerns -- 3. Markets and government intervention in environmental conservation -- 4. Environmental conservation in developing countries -- 5. Preservation of wildlife and genetic diversity -- 6. Open-access, common-property and natural resource management -- 7. Economics of conserving natural areas and valuation techniques -- 8. Forestry, trees and conservation -- 9. Agriculture and the environment -- 10. Tourism, outdoor recreation and the natural environment -- 11. Sustainable development and conservation -- 12. Population, economic growth, globalisation and conservation : a concluding perspective This fully updated and comprehensively revised edition of a classic text concentrates on the economics of conserving the living environment. It begins by covering the ethical foundations and basic economic paradigms--essential for understanding and assessing ecological economics. General strategies for global environmental conservation, policies for government intervention, developing countries, preserving wildlife and biodiversity, open-access to and common property in natural resources, conservation of natural areas, forestry, agriculture and the environment, tourism, sustainable development and demographic change are also all covered |
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| Physical Description: | xx, 288 p ill |
| ISBN: | 1843766140 9781847202567 9781845428266 9781843766148 |