Edward B. Barbier: Capitalizing on Nature: Ecosystems as Natural Assets
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: The basic unit of nature — the ecosystem — is a special form of wealth, which we can think of as a stock of natural capital. However, perhaps because this capital is free, we have tended to view it as limitless, abundant and always available for our use, exploitation and conversion. Capitalizing on Nature shows how modeling ecosystems as natural capital can help us to analyze the economic…