Managing wetlands an ecological economics approach / [electronic resource] :
edited by R. Kerry Turner, Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh, Roy Brouwer.
- Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar Pub., c2003.
- 1 online resource (xiii, 318 p.) : ill., maps.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. I. Methodological issues and wetland ecosystem management -- pt. II. Case studies of ecological-economic approaches to wetland ecosystem management.
The extensive destruction of wetlands across Europe represents a significant loss of biodiversity along with its related economic, cultural, ethical and scientific benefits. This volume addresses the critical issues surrounding this environmental change process, employing a range of analytical methods drawn from a variety of disciplines which bridge the social and natural science divide.