Paradise Lost?
eBook - ePub

Paradise Lost?

The Ecological Economics of Biodiversity

  1. 284 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Paradise Lost?

The Ecological Economics of Biodiversity

About this book

Originally published in 1994, Paradise Lost? is the outcome of a unique collaboration between economists and ecologists initiated by the Beijer Institute of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The book examines how the loss of biodiversity is one of the most serious problems the world faces, and suggests that new, interdisciplinary thinking is required to safeguard both us and the biosphere from the effects of species extinction. The book examines how an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to the conservation of biodiversity can understand and tackle the issue. It provides an overview of the causes of the problem, and examines previous approaches to dealing with it. The book also addresses how the loss of biodiversity affects natural systems and provides an examination of environmental policy, while discussing how this has been affected by the ecological limits to economic activity. This book will be of interest to both academics and students of environmental sciences, economics and politics.

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Yes, you can access Paradise Lost? by Edward B. Barbier,Joanne C. Burgess Barbier,Carl Folke in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Ecology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Original Title
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. List of illustrations
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Preface
  11. PART I IMPLICATIONS, DRIVING FORCES AND PERSPECTIVES
  12. PART II ANALYSIS OF SELECTED SYSTEMS
  13. PART III LESSONS FOR MANAGEMENT AND POLICY
  14. PART IV CONCLUSIONS
  15. Glossary of selected ecological and economical terms
  16. Glossary of acronyms and abbreviations
  17. References
  18. Index