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Author: Martin Drechsler
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2020-03-26
Total Pages: 315
ISBN-13: 1108493769
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents the state-of-the-art of model-based integration of ecology and economics in the field of biodiversity conservation.
Author: Steffen Brøgger-Jensen
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Published: 2018-10-11
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9289355964
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIs it posible linking biodiversity to macro economic models, thereby increasing our understanding of how economic activities affect biodiversity – et vice versa? It is the key question that this report aims at answering on the basis of existing statistics, indicators and models in the Scandinavian countries. The economic sectors identified as relevant for biodiversity are: agriculture; forestry; fishery; tourism; transport; and energy (especially, hydropower). The main pressure types analysed include: habitat loss and degradation; climate change; excessive nutrient load and other forms of pollution; over-exploitation and unsustainable use; and invasive alien species. A set of recommendations for further work are made focusing on impacts of economic activities on biodiversity.
Author: Paulo Augusto Lourenço Dias Nunes Nunes
Publisher:
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781781951507
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn recent years, there has been a marked proliferation in the literature on economic approaches to ecosystem management, which has created a subsequent need for real understanding of the scope and the limits of the economic approaches to ecosystems and biodiversity. Within this Handbook, carefully commissioned original contributions from acknowledged experts in the field address the new concepts and their applications, identify knowledge gaps and provide authoritative recommendations.
Author: F. Wätzold
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 74
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Heidi Wittmer
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-05-23
Total Pages: 386
ISBN-13: 1136344594
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this volume of the TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) publication series, the key concepts of the project are applied to local and regional policy and public management. The aim is to show that by taking nature's benefits into account, decision makers can promote local development to ensure human well-being and economic growth and stability, while maintaining environmental sustainability. The book explores the potential for local development provided by an approach based on nature. It offers examples of successful implementation of this approach from across the world, highlighting the importance of local decision making in management and planning. It provides tools and practical guidance for reform, and throughout the volume the economic benefits of environmental consideration at a local level are expounded. This book is intended to offer inspiration and practical suggestions for the improvement and sustainable management of the environment and human well-being. The local aspect of this book complements the focus of the previous three volumes, completing the set to provide a comprehensive approach to simultaneously improving and maintaining economic and environmental stability, as well as human well-being.
Author: Edward B. Barbier
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-09-18
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1000703371
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOriginally published in 1994, Paradise Lost? is the outcome of a unique collaboration between economists and ecologists initiated by the Beijer Institute of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The book examines how the loss of biodiversity is one of the most serious problems the world faces, and suggests that new, interdisciplinary thinking is required to safeguard both us and the biosphere from the effects of species extinction. The book examines how an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to the conservation of biodiversity can understand and tackle the issue. It provides an overview of the causes of the problem, and examines previous approaches to dealing with it. The book also addresses how the loss of biodiversity affects natural systems and provides an examination of environmental policy, while discussing how this has been affected by the ecological limits to economic activity. This book will be of interest to both academics and students of environmental sciences, economics and politics.
Author: F. Wätzold
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 175
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Pushpam Kumar
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-12-20
Total Pages: 455
ISBN-13: 1136538798
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHuman well-being relies critically on ecosystem services provided by nature. Examples include water and air quality regulation, nutrient cycling and decomposition, plant pollination and flood control, all of which are dependent on biodiversity. They are predominantly public goods with limited or no markets and do not command any price in the conventional economic system, so their loss is often not detected and continues unaddressed and unabated. This in turn not only impacts human well-being, but also seriously undermines the sustainability of the economic system. It is against this background that TEEB: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity project was set up in 2007 and led by the United Nations Environment Programme to provide a comprehensive global assessment of economic aspects of these issues. This book, written by a team of international experts, represents the scientific state of the art, providing a comprehensive assessment of the fundamental ecological and economic principles of measuring and valuing ecosystem services and biodiversity, and showing how these can be mainstreamed into public policies. This volume and subsequent TEEB outputs will provide the authoritative knowledge and guidance to drive forward the biodiversity conservation agenda for the next decade.
Author: J.C.J.M. van den Bergh
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2006-06-19
Total Pages: 261
ISBN-13: 1402040598
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book offers an environmental-economic analysis of exploited ecosystems with a clear policy orientation. The study moves beyond traditional economic fishery analysis in two respects. First, several theoretical and numerical models are offered that combine economic and ecological descriptions of fisheries. Second, valuation and stakeholder concerns are addressed in empirical analyses employing both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The approaches, models and policy insights are sufficiently general and innovative to interest a broad audience.
Author: Patrick ten Brink
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 530
ISBN-13: 1849712506
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
