Biodiversity in the Balance: Land Use, National Development and Global Welfare

ISBN-13: 9781840643459 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 296 str.

Opis

What are the best land use combinations to meet the social and economic needs of developing nations without jeopardizing the ability of natural systems to deliver their life-support functions? Based on theoretical analysis and original case study material, this book attempts to answer this question by studying the interactions between economic forces which can lead to land use changes and the subsequent loss of biodiversity. Raffaello Cervigni examines the policy options and management practices that may counteract these losses and encourage the development of sustainable land use and biodiversity conservation.