03335nam 2200721Ia 450 991082307370332120200520144314.01-139-14018-31-107-22769-01-283-31519-X97866133151991-139-13945-21-139-01492-71-139-14523-11-139-14103-11-139-13790-51-139-14191-0(CKB)2550000000057872(EBL)803057(OCoLC)763157975(SSID)ssj0000534793(PQKBManifestationID)11379263(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000534793(PQKBWorkID)10523074(PQKB)11447634(UkCbUP)CR9781139014922(MiAaPQ)EBC803057(Au-PeEL)EBL803057(CaPaEBR)ebr10506172(CaONFJC)MIL331519(OCoLC)760413540(PPN)261330845(EXLCZ)99255000000005787220110504d2011 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCapitalizing on nature ecosystems as natural assets /Edward B. Barbier1st ed.Cambridge, UK ;New York Cambridge University Press20111 online resource (xiii, 321 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).0-521-18927-6 1-107-00727-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 ecosystem as natural capital sheds light on a number of important issues, including landscape conversion, ecological restoration, ecosystem resilience and collapse, spatial benefits and payments for ecosystem services. The book concludes by focusing on major policy challenges that need to be overcome in order to avert the worsening problem of ecological scarcity and how we can fund novel financing mechanisms for global conservation.Ecosystem managementEnvironmental economicsEcosystem management.Environmental economics.333.95BUS099000bisacshBarbier Edward1957-126741MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823073703321Capitalizing on nature3997024UNINA