Capitalizing on Nature by Edward B Barbier

Capitalizing on Nature by Edward B Barbier

Throughout our history we have tended to view ecosystems as limitless, abundant and always available for our use, exploitation and conversion. This book shows how modeling ecosystems as natural capital can help us to analyze the economic behavior that has led to the overuse of so much ecological wealth.

'Spiced with a rich melange of historical perspective and insightful empirical illustration, Barbier sets out the key issues necessary to address the challenge of the unfolding 'Age of Ecological Scarcity'This volume will draw readers from multiple fields including economics, ecology and environmental sciences.' Ian Bateman, Professor of Environmental Sciences, CSERGE, University of East Anglia
'This important book, by a leader in natural resource economics, is essential reading for anyone interested in knowing what 'sustainable development' really means.' Professor Sir Peter Crane, Carl W. Knobloch, Jr Dean, Yale University
'A landmark contribution to the development of the theory of natural capital, this book combines broad scholarship and novel research to address the central challenge in environmental economics.' Simon Levin, George M. Moffett Professor of Biology, Princeton University
'Barbier's latest book is the clearest exposition yet of ecological scarcity as an economic problem and of ecosystems as valuable natural assets. 'Natural Capital' as a concept has come of age, and as one of its key proponents, Barbier does justice both to its pedagogical complexity and to its significance for our common future.' Pavan Sukhdev, McCluskey Fellow 2011, Yale University, and Study Leader TEEB

Edward B. Barbier is the John S. Bugas Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics and Finance, University of Wyoming. He has over twenty-five years' experience as an environmental and resource economist, working mainly on the economics of environment and development issues. He is the author of many books on environmental policy, including Natural Resources and Economic Development (2005), A Global Green New Deal (2010) and Scarcity and Frontiers: How Economies Have Developed Through Natural Resource Exploitation (2010), all published by Cambridge University Press.

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ISBN 13	9780521189279
ISBN 10	0521189276
Title	Capitalizing on Nature
Author	Edward B Barbier
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2011-09-08
Number of pages	336
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