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The Economics and Ecology of Biodiversity Decline: The Forces Driving Global Change
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
The Economics and Ecology of Biodiversity Decline: The Forces Driving Global Change
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Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Timothy M. Swanson
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:176 | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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Category/Genre | Ecological science Applied ecology Conservation of the environment |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780521635790
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Classifications | Dewey:333.72 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
2 Tables, unspecified; 15 Line drawings, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
25 June 1998 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The cause of global change has been the subject of heated debate in the past few years, especially in relation to climate change and biodiversity decline. However, a systematic explanation for changes in the biosphere at global level has still to be found. In this volume, a wide range of viewpoints from ecology and economics are surveyed to see if some light can be shed on this problem. Economists analyse how economic growth predictably alters the Earth, and ecologists consider how the drive for fitness and consequent population growth changes the globe. Both look at the institutional interface between humans and biosphere, and explain global change as the consequence of human non-cooperation and conflict. The conclusion is left to the reader: the object of this volume is to initiate debate on global change at this most fundamental level.
Reviews'... a challenging and stimulating collection of views and opinions, and a useful contribution to a pressing and serious issue.' John C. Bowman, Biologist
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