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Nature's Services : Societal Dependence on Natural Ecosystems by Sandra Postel (1997, Trade Paperback)
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The book enhances our understanding of the value of the natural systems that surround us and can play an essential role in encouraging greater efforts to protect the earths basic life-support systems before it is too late.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherIsland Press
ISBN-101559634766
ISBN-139781559634762
eBay Product ID (ePID)1036483
Product Key Features
Number of Pages413 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameNature's Services : Societal Dependence on Natural Ecosystems
SubjectLife Sciences / Ecology, Ecology, Life Sciences / Zoology / General
Publication Year1997
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaNature, Science
AuthorSandra Postel
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight23.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number4
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN96-040401
Reviews...the authors define ecosystem services, summarize historical perspectives, offer means of monetary valuation, and present some specific categories of damage.... [This] volume performs a highly valuable service, alerting readers in economic terms of the ultimately genocidal shortsightedness of abusing global biosphere.
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal304.2
Table Of ContentPreface Chapter 1. Perspectives on Nature's ServicesChapter 2. Ecosystem Services: A Fragmentary History-Conclusion-References PART I. Economic Issues of ValuationChapter 3. Valuing Ecosystem Services: Philosophical Bases and Empirical MethodsChapter 4. Valuing Ecosystem Services With Efficiency, Fairness, and Sustainability as Goals PART II. Overarching ServicesChapter 5. The Interaction of Climate And LifeChapter 6. Biodiversity and Ecosystem FunctioningChapter 7. Ecosystem Services Supplied by SoilChapter 8. Services Provided by PollinatorsChapter 9. Natural Pest Control Services and Agriculture PART III. Services Supplied by Major BiomesChapter 10. Marine Ecosystem ServicesChapter 11. Freshwater Ecosystem ServicesChapter 12. The World's Forests and Their Ecosystem ServicesChapter 13. Ecosystem Services in Grasslands PART IV. Case StudiesChapter 14. Biodiversity's Genetic LibraryChapter 15. Impacts of Marine Resource Extraction on Ecosystem Services and SustainabilityChapter 16. Ecosystem Services in Subsistence Economies and Conservation of BiodiversityChapter 17. Ecosystem Services in a Modern Economy: Gunnison County, ColoradoChapter 18. Water Quality Improvement by WetlandsChapter 19. Services Supplied by South African Fynbos Ecosystems PART V. ConclusionChapter 20. Valuing and Safeguarding Earth's Life-Support Systems Index
SynopsisLife itself as well as the entire human economy depends on goods and services provided by earth's natural systems. The processes of cleansing, recycling, and renewal, along with goods such as seafood, forage, and timber, are worth many trillions of dollars annually, and nothing could live without them. Yet growing human impacts on the environment ......, Life itself as well as the entire human economy depends on goods and services provided by earth's natural systems. The processes of cleansing, recycling, and renewal, along with goods such as seafood, forage, and timber, are worth many trillions of dollars annually, and nothing could live without them. Yet growing human impacts on the environment are profoundly disrupting the functioning of natural systems and imperiling the delivery of these services.Nature's Services brings together world-renowned scientists from a variety of disciplines to examine the character and value of ecosystem services, the damage that has been done to them, and the consequent implications for human society. Contributors including Paul R. Ehrlich, Donald Kennedy, Pamela A. Matson, Robert Costanza, Gary Paul Nabhan, Jane Lubchenco, Sandra Postel, and Norman Myers present a detailed synthesis of our current understanding of a suite of ecosystem services and a preliminary assessment of their economic value. Chapters consider: major services including climate regulation, soil fertility, pollination, and pest control philosophical and economic issues of valuation case studies of specific ecosystems and services implication of recent findings and steps that must be taken to address the most pressing concerns Nature's Services represents one of the first efforts by scientists to provide an overview of the many benefits and services that nature offers to people and the extent to which we are all vitally dependent on those services. The book enhances our understanding of the value of the natural systems that surround us and can play an essential role in encouraging greater efforts to protect the earth's basic life-support systems before it is too late., An overview of the benefits and services that nature offers to people. The contributors present a detailed synthesis of our current understanding of a suite of ecosystem services and a preliminary assessment of their economic value., Nature's Services makes a compelling case for why the health of natural ecosystems is inseparable from the health of human societies. Behind every economy, every supply chain, and every breath of fresh air are invisible services provided by nature--clean water, climate regulation, soil fertility, pollination, and countless others. This groundbreaking volume brings those services into view, revealing their true worth and the urgent need to protect them. Edited by Gretchen Daily and featuring contributions from leading scientists such as Paul R. Ehrlich, Jane Lubchenco, Sandra Postel, Robert Costanza, and others, the book offers a multidisciplinary synthesis of how ecosystem services function and why they are essential to modern life. Readers will gain a deep understanding of services often taken for granted, along with insights into how their disruption threatens food systems, public health, and global stability. Chapters explore climate control, nutrient cycling, pest regulation, and ecosystem valuation--pairing theory with real-world case studies to show both the science and economics behind nature's contributions. The book also addresses how we can integrate these insights into better policy, planning, and conservation. Rich in science and grounded in relevance, Nature's Services equips environmental professionals, economists, and engaged citizens with the knowledge to champion nature not as a luxury, but as the life-support system it truly is.
LC Classification NumberGF75.N37 1997
