Debating Nature's Value -

Debating Nature's Value

The Concept of 'Natural Capital'

Victor Anderson (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover
XIII, 126 Seiten
2019 | 1st ed. 2018
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-99243-3 (ISBN)
64,19 inkl. MwSt

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.

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.

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The International Debate.- Chapter 3: A Micro Case Study: Critiquing the TEEB.- Chapter 4: The Natural Capital Protocol.- Chapter 5: The Role of Monetary Valuation.- Chapter 6: Is the Concept of Natural Capital Useful?.- Chapter 7: How Should we Value Nature?.- Chapter 8: Natural Capital: The Risks of Losing Sight of Nature.- Chapter 9: Some Problems about Measuring Natural Capital.- Chapter 10: Who Should Value Nature?.- Chapter 11: 'Natural Capital': Ontology or Transitional Analogy?.- Chapter 12: Natural Capital and Tragedy.- Chapter 13: The Role of 'Natural Capital' in the Debate about Biodiversity.


"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)

“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)

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo XIII, 126 p. 3 illus.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 148 x 210 mm
Gewicht 314 g
Themenwelt Technik Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaftslehre
Schlagworte Biodiversity offsetting • Climate economics • conservation biology • Economics of land use change • Economics of nature conservation • eco-philosophy • Ecosystem services • Environmental economics • global sustainability • Monetary value of Natural Capital • Monetisation of biodiversity • Natural capital • Natural resource economics • natural resources and energy economics • Net Environmental Gain
ISBN-10 3-319-99243-0 / 3319992430
ISBN-13 978-3-319-99243-3 / 9783319992433
Zustand Neuware
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