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Restoring natural capital : science, business, and practice / edited by James Aronson, Suzanne J. Milton, and James N. Blignaut ; foreword by Peter Raven.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Science and practice of ecological restoration.
- The science and practice of ecological restoration
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Restoration ecology.
- Economic policy.
- Natural resources--Management.
- Natural resources.
- Sustainable development.
- Human capital.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (400 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington : Island Press ; [Tucson, Ariz.] : Society for Ecological Restoration International, c2007.
- Summary:
- Restoring Natural Capital brings together economists and ecologists, theoreticians, practitioners, policy makers, and scientists from the developed and developing worlds to consider the costs and benefits of repairing ecosystem goods and services in natural and socioecological systems. It examines the business and practice of restoring natural capital, and seeks to establish common ground between economists and ecologists with respect to the restoration of degraded ecosystems and landscapes and the still broader task of restoring natural capital.
- Contents:
- Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Part I: Restoring Natural Capital: The Conceptual Landscape; Ch. 1: Restoring Natural Capital: Definitions and Rationale; Ch. 2: Restoring Natural Capital: A Reflection on Ethics; Ch. 3: Restoring Natural Capital: An Ecological Economics Assessment; Ch. 4: Restoring Natural Capital: A Mainstream Economic Perspective; Ch. 5: Assessing and Restoring Natural Capital Across Scales: Lessons from the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment; Ch. 6: Assessing the Loss of Natural Capital: A Biodiversity Intactness Index
- Part II: Restoring Natural Capital: Experiences and LessonsTargets; Ch. 7: Setting Appropriate Restoration Targets for Changed Ecosystems in the Semiarid Karoo, South Africa; Ch. 8: Targeting Sustainable Options for Restoring Natural Capital in Madagascar; Ch. 9: Landscape Function as a Target for Restoring Natural Capital in Semiarid Australia; Ch. 10: Genetic Integrity as a Target for Natural Capital Restoration: Weighing the Costs and Benefits; Approaches; Ch. 11: Restoring and Maintaining Natural Capital in the Pacific Northwest, USA
- Ch. 12: Restoring Natural Capital Reconnects People to Their Natural Heritage: Tiritiri Matangi Island, New ZealandCh. 13: Restoring Forage Grass to Support the Pastoral Economy of Arid Patagonia; Ch. 14: A Community Approach to Restore Natural Capital: The Wildwood Project, Scotland; Ch. 15: An Adaptive Comanagement Approach to Restoring Natural Capital in Communal Areas of South Africa; Ch. 16: Participatory Use of Traditional Ecological Knowledge for Restoring Natural Capital in Agroecosystems of Rural India
- Ch. 17: Overcoming Obstacles to Restoring Natural Capital: Large-Scale Restoration on the Sacramento RiverCh. 18: An Approach to Quantify the Economic Value of Restoring Natural Capital: A Case from South Africa; Economic Opportunities: Case Studies; Ch. 19: Capturing the Economic Benefits from Restoring Natural Capital in Transformed Tropical Forests; Ch. 20: Restoring Natural Forests to Make Medicinal Bark Harvesting Sustainable in South Africa; Ch. 21: Assessing Costs, Benefits, and Feasibility of Restoring Natural Capital in Subtropical Thicket in South Africa
- Ch. 22: Costs and Benefits of Restoring Natural Capital Following Alien Plant Invasions in Fynbos Ecosystems in South AfricaCh. 23: Return of Natural, Social, and Financial Capital to the Hole Left by Mining; Ch. 24: Protecting and Restoring Natural Capital in New York City's Watersheds to Safeguard Water; Ch. 25: Making the Restoration of Natural Capital Profitable on Private Land: Koa Forestry on Hawaii Island; Part III: Restoring Natural Capital: Tactics and Strategies; Valuation; Ch. 26: Valuing Natural Capital and the Costs and Benefits of Restoration
- Ch. 27: A Decision-Analysis Framework for Proposal Evaluation of Natural Capital Restoration
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-363) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-59726-779-1
- 1-4356-5180-4
- OCLC:
- 607817874
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