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Record Nr.

UNINA9910969386303321

Titolo

The economic value of landscapes / / edited by C. Martijn van der Heide and Wim J.M. Heijman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-12511-2

1-283-92021-2

0-203-07637-0

1-135-12512-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (361 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in ecological economics ; ; 26

Classificazione

BUS000000BUS069000BUS094000

Altri autori (Persone)

HeideC. Martijn van der

HeijmanWillem

Disciplina

333.73/15

Soggetti

Landscape design - Economic aspects

Real estate development

Value added

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

pt. I. Rise to the challenge : an awakening to awareness -- pt. II. Reorientations and reflections : building blocks of landscape economics -- pt. III. Worldwide applications and detailed case studies : integration of practices -- pt. IV. Outlook for landscape economics : burgeoning perspectives on recreation, agriculture and urban agglomeration.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book aims to explore the avenue of landscape economics and provides the building blocks (from different scientific disciplines) for an economic analysis of landscapes. What exactly constitutes and determines the value of a landscape? It focuses on the value of landscapes in its broadest sense, thereby covering a variety of topics including stakeholder involvement in landscape design, landscape governance and landscape perceptions from different countries. Merely saying that landscapes have value or are important is not sufficient - not when resources are scarce and have alternative uses. Measuring and quantifying the economic value of changes in landscapes would help ensure that landscape management decisions are both (economically) rational and sound"--