understanding and assessing ecological economics. General strategies for global environmental conservation, policies for government …, conservation of natural areas, forestry, agriculture and the environment, tourism, sustainable development and demographic change …1. Economics and the living environment -- 2. Global conservation strategies and concerns -- 3. Markets and government …

This important book highlights the conflicts between economic growth and the conservation of nature in the context of … an overview of the challenges of economics, nature conservation and sustainable development and goes on to discuss … social principles involved in nature conservation. General issues examined include: * the value of environmental and resource …

economics of wetlands, wildlands and biodiversity conservation, and discusses the optimal use and management of a region …