Nature and the marketplace: capturing the value of ecosystem services
Auteur :
Heal, Geoffrey
Éditeur :
Island Press
ISBN :
9781559637961
Date de publication :
1 oct. 2000
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,3 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This work examines the controversial proposition that markets should be designed to capture the value of the services provided by healthy ecosystems, from water purification and food to climate regulation. It evaluates the prospects for natures's marketable services to "turn profits"