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The economic value of landscapes [electronic resource] / edited by C. Martijn van der Heide and Wim J.M. Heijman.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Routledge studies in ecological economics ; 26Publication details: New York : Routledge, 2013.Description: xxiv, 329 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 333.73/15 23
LOC classification:
  • SB472.45 .E396 2013
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Contents:
pt. I. Rise to the challenge : an awakening to awareness -- pt. II. Reorientations and reflections : building blocks of landscape economics -- pt. III. Worldwide applications and detailed case studies : integration of practices -- pt. IV. Outlook for landscape economics : burgeoning perspectives on recreation, agriculture and urban agglomeration.
Summary: "This book aims to explore the avenue of landscape economics and provides the building blocks (from different scientific disciplines) for an economic analysis of landscapes. What exactly constitutes and determines the value of a landscape? It focuses on the value of landscapes in its broadest sense, thereby covering a variety of topics including stakeholder involvement in landscape design, landscape governance and landscape perceptions from different countries. Merely saying that landscapes have value or are important is not sufficient - not when resources are scarce and have alternative uses. Measuring and quantifying the economic value of changes in landscapes would help ensure that landscape management decisions are both (economically) rational and sound"-- Provided by publisher.
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Ebook TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. I. Rise to the challenge : an awakening to awareness -- pt. II. Reorientations and reflections : building blocks of landscape economics -- pt. III. Worldwide applications and detailed case studies : integration of practices -- pt. IV. Outlook for landscape economics : burgeoning perspectives on recreation, agriculture and urban agglomeration.

"This book aims to explore the avenue of landscape economics and provides the building blocks (from different scientific disciplines) for an economic analysis of landscapes. What exactly constitutes and determines the value of a landscape? It focuses on the value of landscapes in its broadest sense, thereby covering a variety of topics including stakeholder involvement in landscape design, landscape governance and landscape perceptions from different countries. Merely saying that landscapes have value or are important is not sufficient - not when resources are scarce and have alternative uses. Measuring and quantifying the economic value of changes in landscapes would help ensure that landscape management decisions are both (economically) rational and sound"-- Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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