Capitalizing on nature : ecosystems as natural assets / Edward B. Barbier.

"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. Capitalizi...

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Main Author: Barbier, Edward, 1957-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a 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. 
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