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UNINA9910781960003321 |
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Autore |
Barbier Edward <1957-> |
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Capitalizing on nature : ecosystems as natural assets / / Edward B. Barbier [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
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1-139-14018-3 |
1-107-22769-0 |
1-283-31519-X |
9786613315199 |
1-139-13945-2 |
1-139-01492-7 |
1-139-14523-1 |
1-139-14103-1 |
1-139-13790-5 |
1-139-14191-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 321 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Classificazione |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ecosystem management |
Environmental economics |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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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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1. Ecological scarcity as an economic problem -- 2. Ecosystem services and ecological landscapes -- 3. The basic natural asset model -- 4. Spatial variation in ecosystems -- 5. The open economy -- 6. Ecological collapse -- 7. The way ahead -- 8. Policies in the age of ecological scarcity. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The basic unit of nature - the ecosystem - is a special form of wealth, which we can think of as a stock of natural capital. However, perhaps because this capital is free, we have tended to view it as limitless, abundant and always available for our use, exploitation and conversion. Capitalizing on Nature shows how modeling ecosystems as natural capital can help us to analyze the economic behavior that has led to the overuse of so much ecological wealth. It explains how this concept of |
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