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Values, payments and institutions for ecosystem management : a developing country perspective /

'By providing the real-world examples and lessons, the book will guide policy-makers and experts in their efforts in exploring and applying these pathways and tools in the larger context of development policies of nations and the pursuit of a sustainable century.' - From the foreword by Ac...

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Corporate Authors: Edward Elgar Publishing; United Nations Environment Programme
Group Author: Kumar, Pushpam; Thiaw, Ibrahim; Barker, Tom Malcolm Thomas, 1955
Published: Edward Elgar,
Publisher Address: Cheltenham, UK :
Publication Dates: [2013]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Ecosystem management > Economic aspects > Developing countries
Ecosystem services > Developing countries
Environmental policy > Economic aspects
Sustainable development
Conservation of natural resources
Summary: 'By providing the real-world examples and lessons, the book will guide policy-makers and experts in their efforts in exploring and applying these pathways and tools in the larger context of development policies of nations and the pursuit of a sustainable century.' - From the foreword by Achim Steiner United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme. Using a selection of authoritative and original contributions, this timely book explores the uncertainty surrounding the impact of decisions undertaken to manage ecosystem services worldwide. Inv
Item Description: Published in association with United Nations Environment Programme.
Carrier Form: xii, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781781953686 (hardback) :
1781953686 (hardback)
Index Number: QH77
CLC: Q147
Call Number: Q147/V215
Contents: 1. Values, payments and institutions for ecosystems management : a developing country perspective / Pushpam Kumar and Ibrahim Thiaw -- 2. Making payments for ecosystem services work / Rodrigo Arriagada and Charles Perrings -- 3. Valuing ecosystem services : benefits, values, space and time / Brendan Fisher, Ian Bateman and R. Kerry Turner -- 4. Managing trade-offs in ecosystem services / Thomas Elmqvist T. ... [et al.] -- 5. Revisiting the relationship between equity and efficiency in payments for ecosystem services / Unai Pascual ... [et al.] -- 6. Are the amounts of payments for environmen

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