Valuing Natural Areas
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Valuing Natural Areas
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Author : Michael Lockwood
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Valuing Natural Areas written by Michael Lockwood and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Natural areas categories.
Valuing Nature
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Author : Robert Fish
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2022-11-11
Valuing Nature written by Robert Fish and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-11 with Nature categories.
When a group of liberal arts students embark on a university assignment about the natural environment, no one could have quite prepared them for the bewildering array of questions and provocations to confront them in their task. What starts out as an earnest attempt to understand nature in the modern world, turns into a philosophical and practical tangle that only a good transdisciplinary education can provide. Can anyone save the day and actually start to value ‘nature’? And if they can’t, then what’s stopping them? The idea of ‘valuing nature’ harmonises diverse areas of natural resource management and is an important dimension of scientific and practical work concerned with managing ecosystems and habitats for sustainability. This graphic book takes the reader on an exploration of the issues that arise from this growing interest and concern in the valuation of nature. Set around the premise of a ‘motley’ group of undergraduates endeavouring to complete a university assignment on ‘nature in the modern world’, the book explores: the many and diverse meanings people assign to nature the different ways the relationship between people and nature might be characterised the many values systems people hold for the natural world the options and approaches society can deploy to manage it the extent to which we need entirely new economic systems to protect and sustain nature. This highly interdisciplinary book invites consideration of a range of philosophical and applied debates and questions. Written in an accessible style, it is an ideal undergraduate text in the fields of ecology, human and physical geography, conservation science, environment, social science and spatial planning, as well as a general primer for graduate natural and social scientists embarking on interdisciplinary research in the natural resource management arena.
Valuing Nature
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Author : William Ginn
language : en
Publisher: Island Press
Release Date : 2020-05-21
Valuing Nature written by William Ginn and has been published by Island Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-21 with Business & Economics categories.
As the world faces unprecedented challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss, the resources needed far outstrip the capabilities of nonprofits and even governments. Yet there are seeds of hope—and much of that hope comes from the efforts of the private sector. Impact investing is rapidly becoming an essential tool, alongside philanthropy and government funding, in tackling these major problems. Valuing Nature presents a new set of nature-based investment areas to help conservationists and investors work together. NatureVest founder William Ginn outlines the emerging private sector investing opportunities in natural assets such as green infrastructure, forests, soils, and fisheries. The first part of Valuing Nature examines the scope of nature-based impact investing while also presenting a practical overview of its limitations and the challenges facing the private sector. The second part of the book offers tools for investors and organizations to consider as they develop their own projects and tips on how nonprofits can successfully navigate this new space. Case studies from around the world demonstrate how we can use private capital to achieve more sustainable uses of our natural resources without the unintended consequences plaguing so many of our current efforts. Valuing Nature provides a roadmap for conservation professionals, nonprofit managers, and impact investors seeking to use market-based strategies to improve the management of natural systems.
The Economics Of Natural Environments
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Author : John V. Krutilla
language : en
Publisher: Resources for the Future
Release Date : 1985
The Economics Of Natural Environments written by John V. Krutilla and has been published by Resources for the Future this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Business & Economics categories.
In this pioneering study, Krutilla and Fisher put the amenity resources of natural environments into an analytical framework comparable to that for the extractive resources. The models and theoretical background of their techniques are illustrated by case studies which include the controversial Hells Canyon dam, the Mineral King ski resort, and the Trans-Alaska pipeline. The authors point out that resource development activities undertaken on public lands often receive financial advantages---preferential tax treatment, subsidized capital, and access to public resources---that are not taken into account in the costs of the project. True evaluation of the costs and benefits of a development project often tips the balance in favor of preserving an area in a natural state.
How Much Is An Ecosystem Worth
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2005-01-01
How Much Is An Ecosystem Worth written by and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with Business categories.
"The international community has committed itself to achieve, by 2010, a significant reduction of the current rate of biodiversity loss at the global, regional, and national levels. Yet, despite growing awareness, and major efforts in all countries, the latest evidence indicates that biodiversity continues to be lost at a terrifying pace, resulting in what some call the greatest mass extinction since dinosaurs roamed the planet, 65 million years ago. A range of methods have been developed to value ecosystems, and the services they provide, as well as the costs of conservation. The methods available are increasingly sensitive, and robust, but they are often incorrectly used. One reason is poor understanding of the purposes of valuation and what questions it can, or cannot, answer. As a result, decision makers may get misleading guidance on the value of ecosystems, and their conservation. In this context, the Bank, IUCN-The World Conservation Union, and the Nature Conservancy have worked together to clarify the aims and uses of economic valuation, focusing on the types of questions that valuation can answer, and the type of valuation that is best suited to each purpose. How Much is an Ecosystem Worth? is the result of that cooperation. It aims to provide guidance on how economic valuation can be used to address specific, policy-relevant questions about nature conservation."
The Contingent Valuation Of Natural Parks
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Author : Paulo Augusto Lourenço Dias Nunes Nunes
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2002
The Contingent Valuation Of Natural Parks written by Paulo Augusto Lourenço Dias Nunes Nunes and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Business & Economics categories.
Suggesting that contingency valuation techniques (based on stated preference methods) are useful tools for examining environmental goods and services, Nunes (environmental economics, Free U., The Netherlands) focuses on the modeling of the "warmglow" effect (the pleasure of protecting the environment). He tests whether warmglow is an underlying driving force of individual contingency valuation responses. The goal is to separate warmglow from willingness-to-pay (WTP) mean estimates in order to compute a purer WTP. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Contingent Valuation Of The Benefits Of Natural Areas And Its Warmglow Component
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Author : Paulo Augusto Lourenço Dias Nunes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Contingent Valuation Of The Benefits Of Natural Areas And Its Warmglow Component written by Paulo Augusto Lourenço Dias Nunes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with categories.
Economics Of Protected Areas
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Author : John A. Dixon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Economics Of Protected Areas written by John A. Dixon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Business & Economics categories.
Overview of protected areas. Valuing the benefits. Selection of protected areas. Management of protected areas. Protected areas in Thailand. Analyzing a national park (Khao Yai). Analyzing a nonhunting area (Thale Noi) and a wildlife sanctuary (Khao Soi Dao). Analyzing selected national parks. Analyzing specific benefits.
The Full Value Of Parks
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Author : David Harmon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
The Full Value Of Parks written by David Harmon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Nature categories.
Parks are important economic vehicles, generating billions of dollars worldwide in tourism revenue. However, the reasons for that visitation are found in the non-material, non-economic values that parks offer to people: values that are cultural, therapeutic, scientific, spiritual, recreational, educational, and aesthetic/artistic. The Full Value of Parks is the first comprehensive analysis of these important, but intangible, values.
Recreational Demand Management Of Protected Natural Areas Using Economic Valuation Methods
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Author : Mercedes Sánchez
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Recreational Demand Management Of Protected Natural Areas Using Economic Valuation Methods written by Mercedes Sánchez and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with categories.