How Long to Read The Ecological Economics of Biodiversity

How Long Does it Take to Read The Ecological Economics of Biodiversity?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 48 minutes to read The Ecological Economics of Biodiversity by Paulo Augusto Lourenço Dias Nunes Nunes

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Description

'This is a very readable introduction to the ecological economics of biodiversity. Particularly useful is the careful presentation of four major concepts of biodiversity (genes, species, ecosystems, and functional uses) and their valuation. the authors address the concerns that biodiversity cannot (and should not) be valued, but then present the major economic valuation approaches that have been applied by economists to this thorny issue. A short volume (one of its virtues), the book is not designed to be a cook book that offers detailed explanations of various valuation approaches. Rather, the book should be seen as identifying the inputs or ingredients of a successful analysis. the authors pull together an impressive list of past valuation studies of biodiversity and biological resources and discuss their results, their coherence and the reasons why values may differ (often because seemingly similar studies really measure quite different attributes). In fact, this form of meta-analysis is one of the major contributions of the volume. the book ends with a short but useful chapter of conclusions and policy implications, thereby reminding us that the reason for the analysis of biodiversity uses and values is to design effective policies to ensure that more, rather than less, biodiversity is conserved for future generations. This book is highly recommended for all those who are interested in a better understanding of what biodiversity is, the likely economic values associated with it, and why it is being lost at such an alarming rate.' - John A. Dixon, the World Bank, US the loss of biodiversity has put increasing pressure on the stability and continuity of ecosystems, and their ability to provide goods and services to mankind. This valuable new book addresses this issue and presents an integrated ecological-economic perspective on the analysis of biodiversity loss and conservation. It adopts a multidisciplinary approach and attempts both to provide a definition of biodiversity benefits as well as investigate alternative perspectives on biodiversity. the book also presents a classification of biodiversity values and effectively illustrates which economic valuation methods can best measure which type of biodiversity value.

How long is The Ecological Economics of Biodiversity?

The Ecological Economics of Biodiversity by Paulo Augusto Lourenço Dias Nunes Nunes is 165 pages long, and a total of 42,075 words.

This makes it 56% the length of the average book. It also has 51% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Ecological Economics of Biodiversity Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 49 minutes to read The Ecological Economics of Biodiversity aloud.

What Reading Level is The Ecological Economics of Biodiversity?

The Ecological Economics of Biodiversity is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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