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Paradise Lost?: The Ecological Economics of Biodiversity book cover

1st Edition

Paradise Lost? The Ecological Economics of Biodiversity

By Edward B. Barbier, Joanne C. Burgess Barbier, Carl Folke Copyright 1994
288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge
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Originally published in 1994, Paradise Lost? is the outcome of a unique collaboration between economists and ecologists initiated by the Beijer Institute of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The book examines how the loss of biodiversity is one of the most serious problems the world faces, and suggests that new, interdisciplinary thinking is required to safeguard both us and the biosphere... Read more

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Preface

Part I: Implications, Driving Forces and Perspectives

1. Background and Overview

2. Ecological and Economic Implications of Biodiversity Loss

3. Ecological and Economic Perspectives: Convergence or Divergence?

4. Driving Forces for Biodiversity Loss

Part II: Analysis of Selected Systems

5. Forests

6. Wetlands

7. Estuarine and Marine Ecosystems

8. Rangelands

Part III: Lessons for Management and Policy

9. Instruments and Tools for Biodiversity Conservation

10. Policies and Institutions for Biodiversity Conservation

Part IV: Conclusions

11. Paradise Regained: The Challenges Ahead

Glossary of Selected Ecological and Economic Terms

Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations

References

Index

Biography

Edward B. Barbier, Joanne C. Burgess Barbier, Carl Folke

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