Tisdell, C. A.

Economics of environmental conservation / Clement A. Tisdell. - Second edition. - xx, 288 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Economics and the living environment -- Global conservation strategies and concerns -- Markets and government intervention in environmental conservation -- Environmental conservation in developing countries -- Preservation of wildlife and genetic diversity -- Open-access, common-property and natural resource management -- Economics of conserving natural areas and valuation techniques -- Forestry, trees and conservation -- Agriculture and the environment -- Tourism, outdoor recreation and the natural environment -- Sustainable development and conservation -- Population, economic growth, globalisation and conservation : a concluding perspective. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

"This fully updated and comprehensively revised edition of a classic text concentrates on the economics of conserving the living environment. It begins by covering the ethical foundations and basic economic paradigms essential for understanding and assessing ecological economics. General strategies for global environmental conservation, policies for government intervention, developing countries, preserving wildlife and biodiversity, open-access to and common property in natural resources, conservation of natural areas, forestry, agriculture and the environment, tourism, sustainable development and demographic change are also all covered."--BOOK JACKET.

1843766140 9781843766148 184720256X 9781847202567

2005047902


Economic development--Environmental aspects
Conservation of natural resources.
Natural resources--Management

HD75.6 / .T563 2005

333.72