Economics of environmental conservation [electronic resource] /
Clement A. Tisdell.
- 2nd ed.
- Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar Pub., c2005.
- 1 online resource (xx, 288 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Economics and the living environment -- 2. Global conservation strategies and concerns -- 3. Markets and government intervention in environmental conservation -- 4. Environmental conservation in developing countries -- 5. Preservation of wildlife and genetic diversity -- 6. Open-access, common-property and natural resource management -- 7. Economics of conserving natural areas and valuation techniques -- 8. Forestry, trees and conservation -- 9. Agriculture and the environment -- 10. Tourism, outdoor recreation and the natural environment -- 11. Sustainable development and conservation -- 12. Population, economic growth, globalisation and conservation : a concluding perspective.
This fully updated and comprehensively revised edition of a classic text concentrates on the economics of conserving the living environment. It begins by covering the ethical foundations and basic economic paradigms--essential for understanding and assessing ecological economics. General strategies for global environmental conservation, policies for government intervention, developing countries, preserving wildlife and biodiversity, open-access to and common property in natural resources, conservation of natural areas, forestry, agriculture and the environment, tourism, sustainable development and demographic change are also all covered.
9781845428266 (e-book)
2005047902
Economic development--Environmental aspects. Conservation of natural resources. Natural resources--Management.