Biodiversity and Landscapes

A Paradox of Humanity
Herausgeber: Kim, Ke Chung; Weaver, Robert D.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Experts from different disciplines discuss the nature, origin and possible solutions to the problem of landscape degradation and diminishing global biodiversity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 722g
• ISBN-13: 9780521119337
• ISBN-10: 0521119332
• Artikelnr.: 26573049

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Introduction: 1. Biodiversity and humanity Ke Chung Kim and Robert
D. Weaver; Part II. Human Values and Biodiversity: 2. Thoreau and Leopold
on science and values Bryan G. Norton; 3. Creation Holmes Rolston III; 4.
Biodiversity and ecological justice Eric Katz; Part III. Human Processes
and Biodiversity: 5. Preindustrial man and environmental degradation
William T. Sanders and David Webster; 6. Conserving biological diversity in
the face of climate change Robert L. Peters; 7. We do not want to become
extinct: the question of human survival Norman Myers; 8. Germplasm
conservation and agriculture Garrison Wilkes; Part IV. Management of
Biodiversity and Landscapes: 9. The paradox of humanity Eugene Hargrove;
10. Biodiversity and landscape management Zev Naveh; 11. Making a habit of
restoration Leslie Sauer; 12. Landscapes and management for ecological
integrity James Karr; Part V. Socioeconomics of Biodiversity: 13. Economic
valuation of biodiversity Robert D. Weaver; 14. Thinking about the value of
biodiversity Alan Randall; 15. Lessons from the aging Amazon frontier
Christopher F. Uhl, Adalberto Verissimo, Paulo Barreto, Marli Maria Mattos
and Recardo Tarifa; Part VI. Strategies for Biodiversity Conservation: 16.
Market based economic development and an assessment of conflict Robert D.
Weaver; 17. Technology and biodiversity conservation John Cairns, Jr; 18.
Evaluation of biodiversity for ecological engineering Howard T. Odum; 19.
Urban horticulture: a part of the biodiversity picture Harold Tukey; 20.
The watchdog role of nongovernmental environmental organizations M. Rupert
Cutler; 21. Legislative and public agency initiatives in ecosystem and
biodiversity conservation Michael J. Bean; 22. Biodiversity and humanity
Robert D. Weaver and Ke Chung Kim; Index.