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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
Autor principal: Jones, Barbara K. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville : University of Florida Press, [2019]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a 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. 
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