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Biodiversity in the Green Economy - Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics
Alexandros Gasparatos
In the past decade, the growing realization that biodiversity and human wellbeing are inextricably linked has led to the adoption of numerous environmental policies. The concept of the Green Economy has gained particular attention as an economic system where growth is possible within environmental limits. The preservation of ecosystem services and the halt of biodiversity loss are identified as key pillars of the Green Economy.
Despite the concept?s momentum there is still no clear understanding of how biodiversity fits within a Green Economy. In the current debate, biodiversity is rarely acknowledged in economic sectors other than agriculture, forestry, fisheries and tourism, and when it is acknowledged biodiversity and its conservation feature more as buzzwords than as concrete and tangible components of the Green Economy. This book aims to identify, understand and offer pragmatic recommendations of how biodiversity conservation can become an agent of green economic development.
This book establishes ways to assess biodiversity?s contributions to the economy and to meaningfully integrate biodiversity concerns in green-economy policies.
Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Despite the concept's momentum there is still no clear understanding of how biodiversity fits within a Green Economy. In the current debate, biodiversity is rarely acknowledged in economic sectors other than agriculture, forestry, fisheries and tourism, and when it is acknowledged biodiversity and its conservation feature more as buzzwords than as concrete and tangible components of the Green Economy. This book aims to identify, understand and offer pragmatic recommendations of how biodiversity conservation can become an agent of green economic development.
Contributor Bio: Gasparatos, Alexandros Alexandros Gasparatos is a James Martin Research Fellow at the Biodiversity Institute, Oxford University. He has published on a wide range of topics including biofuels, food security, energy security, ecosystem services, urban biodiversity and sustainability assessment. He has been involved in several major research projects during his time at Oxford University, the United Nations University (Yokohama, Japan) and the University of Dundee. Dr Gasparatos is committed to policy-relevant research and contributed to policy reports that were launched during the 10th Conference of the Parties of the Convention for Biological Diversity. He has a background in ecological economics (PhD, University of Dundee), environmental science (MSc, Imperial College, London) and chemistry (BSc, University of Patra).
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | June 9, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9780415723329 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Genre | Interdisciplinary Studies > Environmental Studies |
| Pages | 430 |
| Dimensions | 240 × 165 × 28 mm · 762 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Gasparatos, Alexandros (IR3S, University of Tokyo) |
| Editor | Willis, Katherine J. |
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