The Economics Of Ecosystems And Biodiversity Ecological And Economic Foundations

Author : Pushpam Kumar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136538797

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The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: Ecological and Economic Foundations by Pushpam Kumar Pdf

Human well-being relies critically on ecosystem services provided by nature. Examples include water and air quality regulation, nutrient cycling and decomposition, plant pollination and flood control, all of which are dependent on biodiversity. They are predominantly public goods with limited or no markets and do not command any price in the conventional economic system, so their loss is often not detected and continues unaddressed and unabated. This in turn not only impacts human well-being, but also seriously undermines the sustainability of the economic system. It is against this background that TEEB: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity project was set up in 2007 and led by the United Nations Environment Programme to provide a comprehensive global assessment of economic aspects of these issues. This book, written by a team of international experts, represents the scientific state of the art, providing a comprehensive assessment of the fundamental ecological and economic principles of measuring and valuing ecosystem services and biodiversity, and showing how these can be mainstreamed into public policies. This volume and subsequent TEEB outputs will provide the authoritative knowledge and guidance to drive forward the biodiversity conservation agenda for the next decade.

Author : Pushpam Kumar
Publisher : UNEP/Earthprint
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biodiversity
ISBN : 1849712123

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The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity by Pushpam Kumar Pdf

A fundamental and comprehensive reformulation of how we value nature and the services it provides as the basis on which all economic activity depends.

Author : Pushpam Kumar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0415501083

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The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity by Pushpam Kumar Pdf

Human well-being relies critically on ecosystem services provided by nature. Examples include water and air quality regulation, nutrient cycling and decomposition, plant pollination and flood control, all of which are dependent on biodiversity. They are predominantly public goods with limited or no markets and do not command any price in the conventional economic system, so their loss is often not detected and continues unaddressed and unabated. This in turn not only impacts human well-being, but also seriously undermines the sustainability of the economic system. It is against this background that TEEB: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity project was set up in 2007 and led by the United Nations Environment Programme to provide a comprehensive global assessment of economic aspects of these issues. This book, written by a team of international experts, represents the scientific state of the art, providing a comprehensive assessment of the fundamental ecological and economic principles of measuring and valuing ecosystem services and biodiversity, and showing how these can be mainstreamed into public policies. This volume, along with the subsequent TEEB titles, provides the authoritative knowledge and guidance to drive forward the biodiversity conservation agenda for the next decade.

Author : Lance H. Gunderson,Craig Reece Allen,C. S. Holling
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781610911337

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Foundations of Ecological Resilience by Lance H. Gunderson,Craig Reece Allen,C. S. Holling Pdf

Ecological resilience provides a theoretical foundation for understanding how complex systems adapt to and recover from localized disturbances like hurricanes, fires, pest outbreaks, and floods, as well as large-scale perturbations such as climate change. Ecologists have developed resilience theory over the past three decades in an effort to explain surprising and nonlinear dynamics of complex adaptive systems. Resilience theory is especially important to environmental scientists for its role in underpinning adaptive management approaches to ecosystem and resource management. Foundations of Ecological Resilience is a collection of the most important articles on the subject of ecological resilience—those writings that have defined and developed basic concepts in the field and help explain its importance and meaning for scientists and researchers. The book’s three sections cover articles that have shaped or defined the concepts and theories of resilience, including key papers that broke new conceptual ground and contributed novel ideas to the field; examples that demonstrate ecological resilience in a range of ecosystems; and articles that present practical methods for understanding and managing nonlinear ecosystem dynamics. Foundations of Ecological Resilience is an important contribution to our collective understanding of resilience and an invaluable resource for students and scholars in ecology, wildlife ecology, conservation biology, sustainability, environmental science, public policy, and related fields.

Author : Oscar Grillo,Gianfranco Venora
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-12-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789533074177

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Ecosystems Biodiversity by Oscar Grillo,Gianfranco Venora Pdf

Ecosystems can be considered as dynamic and interactive clusters made up of plants, animals and micro-organism communities. Inevitably, mankind is an integral part of each ecosystem and as such enjoys all its provided benefits. Driven by the increasing necessity to preserve the ecosystem productivity, several ecological studies have been conducted in the last few years, highlighting the current state in which our planet is, and focusing on future perspectives. This book contains comprehensive overviews and original studies focused on hazard analysis and evaluation of ecological variables affecting species diversity, richness and distribution, in order to identify the best management strategies to face and solve the conservation problems.

Author : Patrick ten Brink
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136538728

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The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in National and International Policy Making by Patrick ten Brink Pdf

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study is a major international initiative drawing attention to local, national and global economic benefits of biodiversity, to highlight the growing costs of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, the benefits of investing in natural capital, and to draw together expertise from the fields of science, economics and policy to enable practical actions. Drawing on a team of more than one hundred authors and reviewers, this book demonstrates the value of ecosystems and biodiversity to the economy, society and individuals. It underlines the urgency of strategic policy making and action at national and international levels, and presents a rich evidence base of policies and instruments in use around the world and a wide range of innovative solutions. It highlights the need for new public policy to reflect the appreciation that public goods and social benefits are often overlooked and that we need a transition to decision making which integrates the many values of nature across policy sectors. It explores the range of instruments to reward those offering ecosystem service benefits, such as water provision and climate regulation. It looks at fiscal and regulatory instruments to reduce the incentives of those running down our natural capital, and at reforming subsidies such that they respond to current and future priorities. The authors also consider two major areas of investment in natural capital - protected areas and investment in restoration. Overall the book underlines the needs and ways to transform our approach to natural capital, and demonstrates how we can practically take into account the value of ecosystems and biodiversity in policy decisions - at national and international levels - to promote the protection of our environment and contribute to a sustainable economy and to the wellbeing of societies.

Author : K N Ninan
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781781955161

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Valuing Ecosystem Services by K N Ninan Pdf

This thought provoking book draws together prominent international authorities to discuss the key methodological issues and challenges in valuing ecosystem services. Covering a cross-section of ecosystems and services in different sites, countries and

Author : Paulo A L D Nunes,Pushpam Kumar,Tom Dedeurwaerdere
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 6008 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781781951514

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Handbook on the Economics of Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity by Paulo A L D Nunes,Pushpam Kumar,Tom Dedeurwaerdere Pdf

In recent years, there has been a marked proliferation in the literature on economic approaches to ecosystem management, which has created a subsequent need for real understanding of the scope and the limits of the economic approaches to ecosystems and

Author : Dieter Helm,Cameron Hepburn
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199676880

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Nature in the Balance by Dieter Helm,Cameron Hepburn Pdf

This book addresses the economic and policy issues involved in biodiversity protection. It brings together conceptual and empirical work on valuation, international agreements, the policy instruments, and the institutions.

Author : Pushpam Kumar
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136538803

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The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: Ecological and Economic Foundations by Pushpam Kumar Pdf

Human well-being relies critically on ecosystem services provided by nature. Examples include water and air quality regulation, nutrient cycling and decomposition, plant pollination and flood control, all of which are dependent on biodiversity. They are predominantly public goods with limited or no markets and do not command any price in the conventional economic system, so their loss is often not detected and continues unaddressed and unabated. This in turn not only impacts human well-being, but also seriously undermines the sustainability of the economic system. It is against this background that TEEB: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity project was set up in 2007 and led by the United Nations Environment Programme to provide a comprehensive global assessment of economic aspects of these issues. This book, written by a team of international experts, represents the scientific state of the art, providing a comprehensive assessment of the fundamental ecological and economic principles of measuring and valuing ecosystem services and biodiversity, and showing how these can be mainstreamed into public policies. This volume and subsequent TEEB outputs will provide the authoritative knowledge and guidance to drive forward the biodiversity conservation agenda for the next decade.

Author : Paulo Augusto Lourenço Dias Nunes Nunes,Jeroen C. J. M. van den Bergh,Peter Nijkamp
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1843762706

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The Ecological Economics of Biodiversity by Paulo Augusto Lourenço Dias Nunes Nunes,Jeroen C. J. M. van den Bergh,Peter Nijkamp Pdf

'This is a very readable introduction to the ecological economics of biodiversity. Particularly useful is the careful presentation of four major concepts of biodiversity (genes, species, ecosystems, and functional uses) and their valuation. the authors address the concerns that biodiversity cannot (and should not) be valued, but then present the major economic valuation approaches that have been applied by economists to this thorny issue. A short volume (one of its virtues), the book is not designed to be a cook book that offers detailed explanations of various valuation approaches. Rather, the book should be seen as identifying the inputs or ingredients of a successful analysis. the authors pull together an impressive list of past valuation studies of biodiversity and biological resources and discuss their results, their coherence and the reasons why values may differ (often because seemingly similar studies really measure quite different attributes). In fact, this form of meta-analysis is one of the major contributions of the volume. the book ends with a short but useful chapter of conclusions and policy implications, thereby reminding us that the reason for the analysis of biodiversity uses and values is to design effective policies to ensure that more, rather than less, biodiversity is conserved for future generations. This book is highly recommended for all those who are interested in a better understanding of what biodiversity is, the likely economic values associated with it, and why it is being lost at such an alarming rate.' - John A. Dixon, the World Bank, US the loss of biodiversity has put increasing pressure on the stability and continuity of ecosystems, and their ability to provide goods and services to mankind. This valuable new book addresses this issue and presents an integrated ecological-economic perspective on the analysis of biodiversity loss and conservation. It adopts a multidisciplinary approach and attempts both to provide a definition of biodiversity benefits as well as investigate alternative perspectives on biodiversity. the book also presents a classification of biodiversity values and effectively illustrates which economic valuation methods can best measure which type of biodiversity value.

Author : Leon C. Braat
Publisher : Elsevier Inc. Chapters
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780128074251

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Ecosystem Services by Leon C. Braat Pdf

Author : Çagan H. Sekercioglu,Daniel G. Wenny,Christopher J. Whelan
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226382777

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Why Birds Matter by Çagan H. Sekercioglu,Daniel G. Wenny,Christopher J. Whelan Pdf

For over one hundred years, ornithologists and amateur birders have jointly campaigned for the conservation of bird species, documenting not only birds’ beauty and extraordinary diversity, but also their importance to ecosystems worldwide. But while these avian enthusiasts have noted that birds eat fruit, carrion, and pests; spread seed and fertilizer; and pollinate plants, among other services, they have rarely asked what birds are worth in economic terms. In Why Birds Matter, an international collection of ornithologists, botanists, ecologists, conservation biologists, and environmental economists seeks to quantify avian ecosystem services—the myriad benefits that birds provide to humans. The first book to approach ecosystem services from an ornithological perspective, Why Birds Matter asks what economic value we can ascribe to those services, if any, and how this value should inform conservation. Chapters explore the role of birds in such important ecological dynamics as scavenging, nutrient cycling, food chains, and plant-animal interactions—all seen through the lens of human well-being—to show that quantifying avian ecosystem services is crucial when formulating contemporary conservation strategies. Both elucidating challenges and providing examples of specific ecosystem valuations and guidance for calculation, the contributors propose that in order to advance avian conservation, we need to appeal not only to hearts and minds, but also to wallets.

Author : Hali Healy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849713986

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Ecological Economics from the Ground Up by Hali Healy Pdf

This book provides learning materials which are grounded in the experience of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), with case studies chosen by CSOs and developed collaboratively with leading ecological economists.

Author : Herman E. Daly,Joshua Farley
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 541 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781597269919

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Ecological Economics, Second Edition by Herman E. Daly,Joshua Farley Pdf

In its first edition, this book helped to define the emerging field of ecological economics. This new edition surveys the field today. It incorporates all of the latest research findings and grounds economic inquiry in a more robust understanding of human needs and behavior. Humans and ecological systems, it argues, are inextricably bound together in complex and long-misunderstood ways. According to ecological economists, conventional economics does not reflect adequately the value of essential factors like clean air and water, species diversity, and social and generational equity. By excluding biophysical and social systems from their analyses, many conventional economists have overlooked problems of the increasing scale of human impacts and the inequitable distribution of resources. This introductory-level textbook is designed specifically to address this significant flaw in economic thought. The book describes a relatively new “transdiscipline” that incorporates insights from the biological, physical, and social sciences. It provides students with a foundation in traditional neoclassical economic thought, but places that foundation within an interdisciplinary framework that embraces the linkages among economic growth, environmental degradation, and social inequity. In doing so, it presents a revolutionary way of viewing the world. The second edition of Ecological Economics provides a clear, readable, and easy-to-understand overview of a field of study that continues to grow in importance. It remains the only stand-alone textbook that offers a complete explanation of theory and practice in the discipline.