Debating Nature's Value

The Concept of 'Natural Capital'

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

The concept of 'Natural Capital' has come to play a central role in current debates about biodiversity and nature conservation.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-02-15
Mått:148 x 210 x 10 mm
Vikt:324 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:126
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319992433

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Victor Anderson is Visiting Professor at the Global Sustainability Institute at Anglia Ruskin University, UK. Previously he was an economist for the UK Sustainable Development Commission and the World Wildlife Fund.

Recensioner i media

“In this edited collection, Anderson (Anglia Ruskin Univ., UK) explains the controversial nature of natural capital and shows how different contributors approach the issues raised by the use and implications of this concept. … Summing Up: Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers.” (R. M. Ramazani, Choice, Vol. 56 (12), August 2019)

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The International Debate.- Chapter 3: A Micro Case Study: Critiquing the TEEB.- Chapter 4: The Natural Capital Protocol.- Chapter 5: The Role of Monetary Valuation.- Chapter 6: Is the Concept of Natural Capital Useful?.- Chapter 7: How Should we Value Nature?.- Chapter 8: Natural Capital: The Risks of Losing Sight of Nature.- Chapter 9: Some Problems about Measuring Natural Capital.- Chapter 10: Who Should Value Nature?.- Chapter 11: ‘Natural Capital’: Ontology or Transitional Analogy?.- Chapter 12: Natural Capital and Tragedy.- Chapter 13: The Role of ‘Natural Capital’ in the Debate about Biodiversity.