| The Economics of Non-Convex Ecosystems 2004 Edition Contributor(s): Dasgupta, Partha (Editor), Mäler, Karl-Göran (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1402019459 ISBN-13: 9781402019456 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - General - Nature | Natural Resources - Business & Economics | Environmental Economics |
| Dewey: 333.701 |
| LCCN: 2004274954 |
| Series: Economics of Non-Market Goods and Resources |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.00 lbs) 190 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Economists often assume that ecosystem and population dynamics are subject to convex, even linear processes. But research by ecosystem and population ecologists suggests that such processes are very often non-convex, for example a possible flip of the Gulf Stream due to fresh water intrusion from melting glaciers. This has dramatic implications for environmental and resource economics, since mistakes in management could prove more costly than imagined. |