The true economic value of protected areas, including national parks (such as the Lake District), scientific reserves, wildlife sanctuaries and natural monuments and landmarks, is often difficult to measure. They may be the repositories of unique or very valuable natural assets, yet the short-term gains from exploiting their natural resources can often appear more attractive than the long-term benefits of husbandry and conservation.
With reference to India.
This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the socio-economic benefits of PAs and PA networks and provides step-by-step practical guidance on identifying, assessing and valuing the various ecosystem services and related benefits ...
This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the socio-economic benefits of PAs and PA networks and provides step-by-step practical guidance on identifying, assessing and valuing the various ecosystem services and related benefits ...
Protected Area Economics and Policy: Linking Conservation and Sustainable Development
Intense exploitation of our oceans and seas is degrading marine biodiversity and ecosystems at an alarming rate.
Charles Perrings and Ann Kinzig address the broad problem of conservation, the principles that inform conservation choices, and the application of those principles to the management of the natural world.
This book sets out the building blocks of an economic approach to biodiversity, and in particular brings together conceptual and empirical work on valuation, international agreements, the policy instruments, and the institutions.
From decision-making for planning and management to the principles of ecology and economics, this text examines the analytical methods, information technologies, and planning and management problems associated with protected area planning ...
The Full Value of Parks is the first comprehensive analysis of these important, but intangible, values.
The Economic Value of Recreational Use in Protected Areas: Collected Studies from New South Wales