Pricing the Planet Economic Analysis for Sustainable Development

Now completely updated and expanded, this invaluable sourcebook makes little-known wilderness sites of California accessible to the outdoor enthusiast. It provides detailed information about more than 200 natural areas. Sites are listed alphabetically within nine zones. Each entry includes location and directions, physical descriptions, wildlife, flora, recreation, and resources. Index. Bibliography.

About the author

Peter H. May is professor of agro-food systems and sustainable development in the Graduate Program in Development, Agriculture, and Society at the Federal Rural University, Rio de Janeiro. He is also the executive director of Pro-Natura, an international environment and development organization. He is the coauthor of The Subsidy from Nature (1991) and editor of Natural Resource Valuation and Policy in Brazil (1999), both published by Columbia.Ronaldo Seroa da Motta is professor of environmental economics at Santa Ursula University, Rio de Janeiro. He is also coordinator of the Center for Environmental Studies at the Institute for Applied Economic Research in the Brazilian Ministry of Planning, Budget, and Management.

Summary

An outgrowth of the 1992 Symposium and Exhibit of Environmental Technologies (ECOTECH), held in Rio de Janiero as part of the UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), this book addresses our ecological future and explores alternatives to mainstream solutions.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Herman May, Ronaldo Seroa da Motta, Peter Motta May, Ronaldo Seroa da Motta, Peter Seroa Da Motta May
• Assisted by: Peter May (Editor), Peter H. May (Editor), Ronaldo Ser?a Da Motta (Editor), Ronaldo Seroa da Motta (Editor), Ronaldo Seroa da Motta (Editor), May Peter (Editor), Ronaldo Serôa da Motta (Editor)
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 22.08.1996
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries
• EAN: 9780231101745
• ISBN: 978-0-231-10174-5
• Pages: 220
• Subjects: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics; Environmental Economics