Investing in Natural Capital

The Ecological Economics Approach To Sustainability

Business & Finance, Economics, Sustainable Development, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Environment, Environmental Conservation & Protection
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Author: AnnMari Jansson ISBN: 9781610912815
Publisher: Island Press Publication: April 22, 2013
Imprint: Island Press Language: English
Author: AnnMari Jansson
ISBN: 9781610912815
Publisher: Island Press
Publication: April 22, 2013
Imprint: Island Press
Language: English

Investing in Natural Capital presents the results of a workshop held following the second biannual conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics. It focuses on the relation of human developmto natural capital, and the relation of natural capital to environmental processes.Because we are capable of understanding our impact on the environmand the importance of managing it sustainably, humans play a special role in our ecosystem. The book emphasizes the essential connections between natural ecosystems and human socioeconomic systems, and the importance of insuring that both remain resilient. Specific chapters deal with methodology, case material, and policy questions, and offer a thorough exploration of this provocative and important alternative to conventional economics.

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Investing in Natural Capital presents the results of a workshop held following the second biannual conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics. It focuses on the relation of human developmto natural capital, and the relation of natural capital to environmental processes.Because we are capable of understanding our impact on the environmand the importance of managing it sustainably, humans play a special role in our ecosystem. The book emphasizes the essential connections between natural ecosystems and human socioeconomic systems, and the importance of insuring that both remain resilient. Specific chapters deal with methodology, case material, and policy questions, and offer a thorough exploration of this provocative and important alternative to conventional economics.

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