Overview

This text highlights the conflicts between economic growth and the conservation of nature in the context of sustainable development. It places particular emphasis on biological diversity and examines possible policies for resolving conflicts which arise from the contrasting goals of conserving the natural environment and economic growth. Key issues examined in the book include: the value of environmental and resource economics in planning sustainable development; the importance of biodiversity conservation for sustainable development and for the stability and sustainability of ecological systems; the impact of economic globalization and market systems on the conservation of nature; priorities for the financial support of protected areas; the extent to which eco-tourism can be harnessed to reconcile economic utilization of an area with nature conservation; the costs and benefits of conservation; financing the management of nature reserves; and economic and social considerations to be taken into account in nature conservation.

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Author:   Clem Tisdell
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Edition:   illustrated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.552kg
ISBN:  

9781858987354

ISBN 10:   1858987350
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   27 January 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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'. . . I found [this book] to be a terrific overview of an extremely important area. I was pleased Biodiversity, Conservation and Sustainable Development came my way to review because I, for one, will use it as an important resource.' -- Penny van Oosterzee, Australian Journal of Environmental Management 'Tisdell writes with a crisp style that conveys the key points of the sustainability debate in a succinct manner. This is a useful book for graduate students and advanced undergraduates, as well as for professional economists working in the areas of sustainability, development, and ecosystem valuation. It could serve as a primary text for graduate and advanced undergraduate classes in environmental and natural resource economics, ecological economics, and sustainable development. It should be read especially by conservation biologists who all too often dismiss all economic reasoning or who, worse yet, uncritically accept the instrumentalist framework of neoclassical economics.' -- John Gowdy, International Journal of Sustainable Development 'Professor Tisdell very usefully provides an economic analysis on various factors affecting wildlife both globally and how these impact at a local level (the case of tourism is particularly well examined), which are then well illustrated by his examination of areas (hopefully) in the process of economic (and less hopefully ecological) transformation.' -- Thomas Mosedale, Review of European Community and International Environmental Law 'The author, and economist, displays great sensitivity to the environment, not only in understanding complex ecosystems but also as related to the teachings of Eastern religions and rural philosophers such as Aldo Leopold. . . . written with both clarity and an obvious wealth of experience. . . . This well organized book has concluding comments and references at the end of each chapter and an index at the end. This highly readable book shows with candour how humanity can reconcile its needs with those of other species.' -- Roger T. Parrott, Environment 'Drawing on his long experience in Australasia, Clem Tisdell has presented a compelling case for integrating biodiversity conservation with economics, and demonstrating how this integration can work in practice. This is an important contribution to the literature, and should be of broad interest to all who are working on environmental issues in Asia.' -- Jeffrey A. McNeeley, IUCN - The World Conservation Union

'... I found [this book] to be a terrific overview of an extremely important area. I was pleased Biodiversity, Conservation and Sustainable Development came my way to review because I, for one, will use it as an important resource.' -- Penny van Oosterzee, Australian Journal of Environmental Management 'Tisdell writes with a crisp style that conveys the key points of the sustainability debate in a succinct manner. This is a useful book for graduate students and advanced undergraduates, as well as for professional economists working in the areas of sustainability, development, and ecosystem valuation. It could serve as a primary text for graduate and advanced undergraduate classes in environmental and natural resource economics, ecological economics, and sustainable development. It should be read especially by conservation biologists who all too often dismiss all economic reasoning or who, worse yet, uncritically accept the instrumentalist framework of neoclassical economics.' -- John Gowdy, International Journal of Sustainable Development 'Professor Tisdell very usefully provides an economic analysis on various factors affecting wildlife both globally and how these impact at a local level (the case of tourism is particularly well examined), which are then well illustrated by his examination of areas (hopefully) in the process of economic (and less hopefully ecological) transformation.' -- Thomas Mosedale, Review of European Community and International Environmental Law 'The author, and economist, displays great sensitivity to the environment, not only in understanding complex ecosystems but also as related to the teachings of Eastern religions and rural philosophers such as Aldo Leopold... written with both clarity and an obvious wealth of experience... This well organized book has concluding comments and references at the end of each chapter and an index at the end. This highly readable book shows with candour how humanity can reconcile its needs with those of other species.' -- Roger T. Parrott, Environment 'Drawing on his long experience in Australasia, Clem Tisdell has presented a compelling case for integrating biodiversity conservation with economics, and demonstrating how this integration can work in practice. This is an important contribution to the literature, and should be of broad interest to all who are working on environmental issues in Asia.' -- Jeffrey A. McNeeley, IUCN - The World Conservation Union

`. . . I found [this book] to be a terrific overview of an extremely important area. I was pleased Biodiversity, Conservation and Sustainable Development came my way to review because I, for one, will use it as an important resource.' -- Penny van Oosterzee, Australian Journal of Environmental Management `Tisdell writes with a crisp style that conveys the key points of the sustainability debate in a succinct manner. This is a useful book for graduate students and advanced undergraduates, as well as for professional economists working in the areas of sustainability, development, and ecosystem valuation. It could serve as a primary text for graduate and advanced undergraduate classes in environmental and natural resource economics, ecological economics, and sustainable development. It should be read especially by conservation biologists who all too often dismiss all economic reasoning or who, worse yet, uncritically accept the instrumentalist framework of neoclassical economics.' -- John Gowdy, International Journal of Sustainable Development `Professor Tisdell very usefully provides an economic analysis on various factors affecting wildlife both globally and how these impact at a local level (the case of tourism is particularly well examined), which are then well illustrated by his examination of areas (hopefully) in the process of economic (and less hopefully ecological) transformation.' -- Thomas Mosedale, Review of European Community and International Environmental Law `The author, and economist, displays great sensitivity to the environment, not only in understanding complex ecosystems but also as related to the teachings of Eastern religions and rural philosophers such as Aldo Leopold. . . . written with both clarity and an obvious wealth of experience. . . . This well organized book has concluding comments and references at the end of each chapter and an index at the end. This highly readable book shows with candour how humanity can reconcile its needs with those of other species.' -- Roger T. Parrott, Environment `Drawing on his long experience in Australasia, Clem Tisdell has presented a compelling case for integrating biodiversity conservation with economics, and demonstrating how this integration can work in practice. This is an important contribution to the literature, and should be of broad interest to all who are working on environmental issues in Asia.' -- Jeffrey A. McNeeley, IUCN - The World Conservation Union

'. . . I found [this book] to be a terrific overview of an extremely important area. I was pleased Biodiversity, Conservation and Sustainable Development came my way to review because I, for one, will use it as an important resource.'

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The late Clem Tisdell, formerly Professor Emeritus, School of Economics, The University of Queensland, Australia

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