Conserving living natural resources : in the context of a changing world / Bertie Josephson Weddell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weddell, Bertie J., 1948- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conservation biology.

Conservation of natural resources.

Natural resources--Management.

Natural resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 426 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Conserving Living Natural Resources is an introductory textbook for students of conservation biology and resource management. It presents the historical and conceptual contexts of three seminal approaches to the management of living natural resources: utilitarian management for harvest of featured species and control of unwanted species, protection and restoration of populations and habitats to maintain biodiversity, and management of complex ecosystems to sustain both productivity and biodiversity. The book shows how the first two approaches were grounded in the belief that nature is 'in balance' and that people are outsiders, and then goes on to show how the 'flux-of-nature' paradigm suggests new strategies for conservation grounded in a view of nature as dynamic, and people as participants in the natural world. Rather than endorsing a single approach as the only correct one, this book investigates the historical and philosophical contexts, conceptual frameworks, principal techniques, and the limitations of each approach.

Contents:

pt. 1. Management to maximize production of featured species : a utilitarian approach to conservation

pt. 2. Protection and restoration of populations and habitats : a preservationist approach to conservation

pt. 3. Management to maintain processes and structures : a sustainable-ecosystem approach to conservation.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-12934-6

1-280-95567-8

9786610955671

0-511-80429-6

0-511-07778-5

0-511-20640-2

0-511-35118-6

0-511-55707-8

0-511-07621-5

OCLC:

770064211