Economics of Coastal and Water Resources
Subtitle: Valuing Environmental Functions (Studies in Ecological Economics)
Contributors: R.K. Turner (Editor); I.J. Bateman (Editor); W.N. Adger (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: December 31, 1899
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780792365044
Subjects: Environmental economics; Management of land & natural resources; Marine resources conservation; Coastal zone management; Public Policy - Regional Planning; Coastal Zone Design And Planning; Regional Economics; Political Science; Business / Economics / Finance; General; Business/Economics; Economics - General; Ecology; Real Estate - General; Business & Economics / Economics / General; Business & Economics / Real Estate; Medical : General; Nature : Ecology; Coastal ecology; Economic aspects
First sentence: Given the continued intensification of the process of globalisation - involving population growth, population density changes via urbanisation, industrial development, increased trade and capital flows, liberalisation of transnational corporation activity and lifestyle and attitudinal changes - coastal zones and their hydrologically linked catchment areas have come under heavy environmental pressure.