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Wild capital : nature's economic and ecological wealth /

In Wild Capital, Barbara Jones demonstrates that looking at nature through the lens of the marketplace is a surprisingly effective approach to protecting the environment. Showing that policy-makers and developers rarely associate wild places with monetary values, Jones argues that nature should be v...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jones, Barbara K. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville : University of Florida Press, [2019]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In Wild Capital, Barbara Jones demonstrates that looking at nature through the lens of the marketplace is a surprisingly effective approach to protecting the environment. Showing that policy-makers and developers rarely associate wild places with monetary values, Jones argues that nature should be viewed as a capital asset like any other in order for environmental preservation to be a competitive alternative to construction projects.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 290 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781683401728
1683401727
9781683401339
1683401336