Overview
- Debates the vale of nature
- Examines the problems in measuring Natural Capital
- Questions how we can put a value on nature
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About this book
The concept of 'Natural Capital' has come to play a central role in current debates about biodiversity and nature conservation. It implies an approach to the natural world based on the valuation of places and species in terms of money. This is, in a variety of ways, both attractive and problematic.
This edited collection comprehensively discusses the issues raised by the concept of 'Natural Capital', with contributors presenting not only arguments for and against the widespread adoption of the idea, but also viewpoints arguing for nuanced, pragmatic and middle-ground positions.
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Keywords
- Natural Capital
- Natural resource economics
- Environmental economics
- Conservation biology
- Global sustainability
- Monetary value of Natural Capital
- Economics of nature conservation
- Ecosystem services
- Monetisation of biodiversity
- Eco-philosophy
- Biodiversity offsetting
- Net Environmental Gain
- Economics of land use change
- Climate economics
- natural resources and energy economics
Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Reviews
“In this edited collection, Anderson (Anglia Ruskin Univ., UK) explains the controversial nature of natural capital and shows how different contributors approach the issues raised by the use and implications of this concept. … Summing Up: Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers.” (R. M. Ramazani, Choice, Vol. 56 (12), August 2019)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Victor Anderson is Visiting Professor at the Global Sustainability Institute at Anglia Ruskin University, UK. Previously he was an economist for the UK Sustainable Development Commission and the World Wildlife Fund.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Debating Nature's Value
Book Subtitle: The Concept of 'Natural Capital'
Editors: Victor Anderson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99244-0
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-99243-3Published: 15 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-99244-0Published: 21 January 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 126
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations
Topics: Natural Resource and Energy Economics, Environment Studies, Natural Resources, Regional/Spatial Science