1. Currents of environmentalism -- 2. Ecological economics : "taking nature into account" -- 3. Indices of (un) sustainability, and neo-Malthusianism -- 4. Political ecology : the study of ecological distribution conflicts -- 5. Mangroves versus shrimps -- 6. The environmentalism of the poor :...

This book applies the ‘ecosystem services’ framework to coastal environments, showing how it could facilitate an adaptive management strategy. The contributors describe a decision support system (DSS) based on the 3 Ps - pluralism, pragmatism and precaution - that leads to a more flexible,...

chapter 1 Approaching the Problem of Ecological Valuation -- chapter 2 Sociocultural Valuation of Ecological Resources -- chapter 3 Integrating Economics and Ecological Assessment -- chapter 4 Valuation Methods -- chapter 5 Complexity in Ecological Systems -- chapter 6 Organizing and Integrating...