Debating nature's value : the concept of 'natural capital' / Victor Anderson, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Anderson, Victor, 1952- editor.

Series:

Palgrave pivot

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental economics.

Physical Description:

xiii, 126 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]

Summary:

The concept of 'natural capital' has come to play a central role in current debates about biodiversity and nature conservation. It implies an approach to the natural world based on the valuation of places and species in terms of money. This is, in a variety of ways, both attractive and problematic. This edited collection comprehensively discusses the issues raised by the concept of 'natural capital', with contributors presenting not only arguments for and against the widespread adoption of the idea, but also viewpoints arguing for nuanced, pragmatic and middle-ground positions.

Contents:

Introduction / Victor Anderson

Natural capital and the intergovernmental science-policy platform on biodiversity and ecosystem services / Lenke Balint and Aled Jones

A micro 'case study': critiquing the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity / Rupert Read and Tom Greaves

The natural capital protocol / Samir Whitaker

Debating nature's value: the role of monetary valuation / Rob Tinch

Is the concept of 'natural capital' useful? / Tom H. Oliver

How should we value nature? / Sandra Bell

Natural capital: the risks of losing sight of nature / Rebecca Clark

Some difficulties of measurement / Victor Anderson

Who should value nature? / Dario Kenner

'Natural capital': ontology or analogy? / Jenneth Parker

'Natural capital' and the tragedy of environmental value / John Foster

The role of "natural capital" in the debate about biodiversity / Victor Anderson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3319992430

9783319992433

OCLC:

1044812927