| Alternatives for Environmental Valuation Contributor(s): Getzner, Michael (Author), Spash, Clive (Author), Stagl, Sigrid (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415310121 ISBN-13: 9780415310123 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $228.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: How can we value the environment, this is the crucial issue that this book debates. The critical analyses carried out within the book by such figures as Nick Hanley and Jonathan Aldred are vital to ensuring that future economic growth is not achieved at the expense of our environment. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Political Science | Public Policy - Environmental Policy |
| Dewey: 179.1 |
| LCCN: 2004050943 |
| Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.36" W x 9.5" (1.35 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Methods for raising awareness of how human's value the environment range from monetary valuation through to greater public participation in decisions. In this book a group of international experts explore innovative alternatives which are critically evaluated and compared. Lessons are drawn from both the successes and failures of different approaches. Case studies address a wide variety of cutting edge environmental problems from agro-forestry and wetlands to climate change, biodiversity and genetically modified organisms. |