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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792270503321

Titolo

Natural capital [[electronic resource] ] : theory & practice of mapping ecosystem services / / edited by Peter Kareiva ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2011

ISBN

0-19-958900-3

1-283-26493-5

9786613264930

0-19-162142-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (395 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KareivaPeter M. <1951->

Disciplina

333.95

Soggetti

Ecosystem services

Human ecology

Ecosystem management

Biodiversity conservation

Environmental policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. A vision for ecosystem services in decisions -- section 2. Multi-tiered models for ecosystem services -- section 3. Extensions, applications, and the next generation of ecosystem service assessments.

Sommario/riassunto

In 2005, The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) provided the first global assessment of the world's ecosystems and ecosystem services. It concluded that recent trends in ecosystem change threatened human wellbeing due to declining ecosystem services. This bleak prophecy has galvanized conservation organizations, ecologists, and economists to work toward rigorous valuations of ecosystem services at a spatial scale and with a resolution that can inform public policy. The editors have assembled the world's leading scientists in the fields of conservation, policy analysis, and resource economics