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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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Jones, Barbara K. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Gainesville : University of Florida Press, [2019]
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction
  • Creating wild capital from the ecosystem services model
  • The ecotourist question
  • The question of charisma
  • The quirky moose
  • Florida's endearing manatee
  • Post-jaws shark
  • Green fire in her eyes
  • America's iconic bald eagle
  • Conclusion: Economics as the answer to a sustainable future.