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

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (395 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.95
• Soggetto topico: Ecosystem services; Human ecology; Ecosystem management; Biodiversity conservation; Environmental policy
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: KareivaPeter M. <1951->
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Natural capital
• ISBN: 0-19-958900-3; 1-283-26493-5; 9786613264930; 0-19-162142-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465440903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II