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Title Restoring natural capital : science, business, and practice / edited by James Aronson, Suzanne J. Milton, and James N. Blignaut ; foreword by Peter Raven.

Publication Info. Washington : Island Press ; [2007]
[Tucson, Ariz.] : Society for Ecological Restoration International, [2007]
©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 384 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Series The science and practice of ecological restoration
Science and practice of ecological restoration.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-363) and index.
Contents Restoring natural capital : definition and rationale / James Aronson, Suzanne J. Milton and James N. Blignaut -- Restoring natural capital : a reflection on ethics / James N. Blignaut [and others] -- Restoring natural capital : an ecological economics assessment / Joshua Farley and Erica J. Brown Gaddis -- Restoring natural capital : a mainstream economic perspective / Eugenio Figueroa B. -- Assessing and restoring natural capital across scales : lessons from the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment / Richard B. Norgaard, Phoebe Barnard and Patrick Lavelle -- Assessing the loss of natural capital : a biodiversity intactness index / Reinette Biggs and Robert J. Scholes -- Setting appropriate restoration targets for changed ecosystems in the semi-arid Karoo, South Africa / W. Richard J. Dean and Chris J. Roche -- Targeting sustainable options for restoring natural capital in Madagascar / Louise Holloway -- Landscape function as a target for restoring natural capital in semi-arid Australia / David Tongway and John Ludwig -- Genetic integrity as a target for natural capital restoration : weighing the costs and benefits / Cathy Waters, Andrew G. Young and Jim Crosthwaite -- Restoring and maintaining natural capital in the Pacific Northwest, USA / Andrew Carey -- Restoring natural capital reconnects people to their natural heritage : Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand / John Craig and Éva-Terézia Vesely -- Restoring forage grass to support the pastoral economy of arid Patagonia / Martín R. Aguiar and Marcela E. Román -- A community approach to restore natural capital : the Wildwood Project, Scotland / William McGhee -- An adaptive co-management approach to restoring natural capital in communal areas of South Africa / Christo Fabricius and Georgina Cundill -- Participatory use of traditional ecological knowledge for restoring natural capital in agro-ecosystems of rural India / P.S. Ramakrishnan -- Overcoming obstacles to restoring natural capital : large-scale restoration on the Sacramento River / Suzanne M. Langridge, Mark Buckley and Karen D. Holl -- An approach to quantify the economic value of restoring natural capital restoration : a case from South Africa / James N. Blignaut and Christina E. Loxton -- Capturing the economic benefits from restoring natural capital in transformed tropical forests / Kirsten Schuyt [and others] -- Restoring natural forests to make medicinal bark harvesting sustainable in South Africa / Coert J. Geldenhuys -- Assessing costs, benefits and feasibility of restoring natural capital in subtropical thicket in South Africa / Anthony J. Mills [and others] -- Costs and benefits of restoring natural capital following alien plant invasions in fynbos ecosystems in South Africa / Patricia M. Holmes, David M. Richardson and Christo Marais -- Return of natural, social and financial capital to the hole left by mining / J. Deon van Eeden, Roy A. Lubke and Pippa Haarhoff -- Protecting and restoring natural capital in New York City's watersheds to safeguard water / Christopher Elliman and Nathan Berry -- Making the restoration of natural capital profitable on private land : koa forestry on Hawaii Island / Liba Pejchar, Joshua H. Goldstein and Gretchen C. Daily -- Valuing natural capital and the costs and benefits of restoration / William E. Rees [and others] -- A decision analysis framework for proposal evaluation of natural capital restoration / Mike D. Young [and others] -- Overcoming physical and biological obstacles to restoring natural capital / Karen D. Holl, Liba Pejchar and Steve G. Whisenant -- Overcoming socio-economic obstacles to restore natural capital / Christo Marais [and others] -- Overcoming obstacles at a global scale to restore natural capital / Robert J. Scholes [and others] -- Managing our global footprint through restoration of natural capital at a global scale / Joshua Farley [and others] -- Making restoration work : financial mechanisms / Rudolf de Groot [and others] -- Making restoration work : non-monetary mechanisms / William McGhee [and others] -- Mainstreaming the restoration of natural capital : a conceptual and operational framework / Richard M. Cowling, Shirley M. Pierce and Ayanda Sigwela -- Restoring toward a better future / Suzanne J. Milton, James Aronson and James N. Blignaut.
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Subject Collana CEEP. Sezione I, Politica economica.
Capital humano.
Capital humano. (OCoLC)fst01778185
Collana CEEP. Politica economica. (OCoLC)fst01402985
Restoration ecology.
Economic policy.
Natural resources -- Management.
Sustainable development.
Human capital.
Recuperación ecológica.
Recursos naturales -- Administración.
Desarrollo sostenible.
NATURE -- Natural Resources.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Green Business.
Economic policy. (OCoLC)fst00902025
Human capital. (OCoLC)fst00962878
Natural resources -- Management. (OCoLC)fst01034438
Restoration ecology. (OCoLC)fst01095983
Sustainable development. (OCoLC)fst01139731
Added Author Aronson, James, 1953-
Milton, Suzanne J. (Suzanne Jane), 1952-
Blignaut, J. N.
Society for Ecological Restoration International.
Other Form: Print version: Restoring natural capital. Washington : Island Press ; [Tucson, Ariz.] : Society for Ecological Restoration International, ©2007 (DLC) 2006100956 (OCoLC)76967253
ISBN 9781435651807 (electronic bk.)
1435651804 (electronic bk.)
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