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The Science of Strategic Conservation: Protecting More with Less

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Science of Strategic Conservation: Protecting More with Less
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Kent D. Messer
By (author) William L. Allen III
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:340
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 156
Category/GenreApplied ecology
Management of land and natural resources
Conservation of the environment
ISBN/Barcode 9781107191938
ClassificationsDewey:333.72
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises; 57 Tables, black and white; 4 Plates, color; 16 Halftones, black and white; 51 Line drawings, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 24 May 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Billions have been spent on land conservation but too little attention had been paid to how cost-effective these investments have been. With budgets increasingly constrained, conservationists must learn to fully harness their funds to protect critical resources. Messer and Allen are pioneers in making conservation selection more successful, cost-effective, scientific, and transparent. This book introduces powerful mathematical tools available for project selection, using real-life examples and a practical step-by-step approach. Readers can readily apply these methods to their own work, accomplishing more with less by combining the individual benefits of structured decision-making, mathematical programming, and an understanding of market forces and human behavior. The authors highlight tools from conservation science, mathematics, land use planning and behavioral economics, showing how they can be combined to help protect key environmental resources. This is an invaluable volume for all students, professionals and stakeholders associated with conservation programs.

Author Biography

Kent D. Messer is the Unidel H. Cosgrove Chair at the University of Delaware, and co-director of the National Center for Behavioral and Experimental Agri-Environmental Research. His work applies economics and behavioral science to problems at the nexus of environmental and agricultural challenges. William L. Allen, III manages strategic conservation planning services including green infrastructure plans, data-driven decision support, and tactical conservation guidance as part of The Conservation Fund. Will serves as co-editor-in-chief and managing editor of the Journal of Conservation Planning and was a co-founder of the Society for Conservation GIS.