Valuation and Conservation of Biodiversity
Subtitle: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Convention on Biological Diversity
Contributors: Michael Markussen (Editor); Ralph Buse (Editor); Heiko Garrelts (Editor); María A. Manez Costa (Editor); Susanne Menzel (Editor); Rainer Marggraf (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: March 14, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 430
ISBN-13: 9783540240228
Subjects: Applied ecology; Biology, Life Sciences; Mathematics and Science; Earth Sciences - Geology; Science; Science/Mathematics; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Earth Sciences - Geography; Life Sciences - Ecology; Science / Life Sciences / Biological Diversity
First sentence: This contribution demonstrates from an economic point of view what characterises rational biodiversity conservation efforts, why the present methods for the conservation of biodiversity are not rational, and what measures should be taken to change this state.