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UNINA9910140337503321 |
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Titolo |
Ecosystem services / / editors, R.E. Hester and R.M. Harrison |
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Cambridge, : RSC Pub., c2010 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (193 p.) |
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Collana |
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Issues in environmental science and technology, , 1350-7583 ; ; v. 30 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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HesterR. E (Ronald E.) |
HarrisonRoy M. <1948-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ecosystem services |
Environmental policy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Ecosystem Services_OFC_Publicity; i_iv; v_viii; ix_xii; xiii_xiv; xv_xvi; 001_028; 029_051; 052_069; 070_104; 105_121; 122_139; 140_168; 169_176 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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As human populations grow, so do the resource demands imposed on ecosystems, and the impacts of anthropogenic use and abuse are becoming ever more apparent. This has led to the development of the concept of ecosystem services, which describes the beneficial functions provided by ecosystems for human society. Ecosystem services are limited and hence threatened by over-exploitation, and there is an urgent imperative to evaluate trade-offs between immediate and long-term human needs and to take action to protect biodiversity, which is a key factor in delivering ecosystem services. To help inform |
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