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Nature's wealth : the economics of ecosystem services and poverty / edited by Pieter J.H. van Beukering [and three others].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Ecology, biodiversity, and conservation.
- Ecology, biodiversity, and conservation
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human ecology--Developing countries.
- Human ecology.
- Biotic communities--Developing countries.
- Biotic communities.
- Environmental degradation--Developing countries.
- Environmental degradation.
- Environmental policy--Developing countries.
- Environmental policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 423 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Increasing pressure from economic development and population growth has resulted in the degradation of ecosystems around the world and the loss of the essential services that they provide. Understanding the linkages between ecosystem service provisioning and human well-being is crucial for the establishment of effective environmental and economic development policy. Presenting new insights into the relationship between ecosystem services and livelihoods in developing countries, this book takes up the challenge of assessing these links to demonstrate their importance in policy development. It pays special attention to innovative management opportunities that improve local livelihoods and alleviate poverty while enhancing ecosystem protection. Based on eighteen studies in more than twenty developing countries, the authors explore the role of biodiversity-, marine-, forest-, water- and land-related ecosystem services, making this an invaluable contribution to research on the role of ecosystems in supporting the livelihoods of the poor around the world.
- Contents:
- pt. I. Biodiversity-related ecosystem services
- pt. II. Marine-related ecosystem services
- pt. III. Forest-related ecosystem services
- pt. IV. Water-related ecosystem services
- pt. V. Land-related ecosystem services.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-107-32689-3
- 1-107-23677-0
- 1-107-33333-4
- 1-107-33499-3
- 1-107-33257-5
- 1-107-33665-1
- 1-139-22531-6
- 1-299-25750-X
- 1-107-69804-9
- OCLC:
- 829459845
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