Green growth that works : natural capital policy and finance mechanisms around the world /
edited by Lisa Mandle, Zhiyun Ouyang, James Salzman, and Gretchen C. Daily.
- xi, 319 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"[This book] presents the current state of policy and finance tools that allow governments, civil society, and businesses to protect the ecosystem services that make human life possible. Familiar approaches such as government payments, laws and regulations, water funds, and market-based mechanisms can be tailored for specific environmental contexts. The book features case studies that demonstrate how these tools are being used around the world to promote new sources of capital growth that make economic, environmental, and social sense." -- Back cover.
in english
9781642830033 1642830038
2018967529
Economic development--Environmental aspects.
Ecosystem management--Government policy.
Environmental policy.
Economic development--Environmental aspects.
Ecosystem management--Government policy.
Environmental policy.
HC79.E5 / G69135 2019
333.72
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"[This book] presents the current state of policy and finance tools that allow governments, civil society, and businesses to protect the ecosystem services that make human life possible. Familiar approaches such as government payments, laws and regulations, water funds, and market-based mechanisms can be tailored for specific environmental contexts. The book features case studies that demonstrate how these tools are being used around the world to promote new sources of capital growth that make economic, environmental, and social sense." -- Back cover.
in english
9781642830033 1642830038
2018967529
Economic development--Environmental aspects.
Ecosystem management--Government policy.
Environmental policy.
Economic development--Environmental aspects.
Ecosystem management--Government policy.
Environmental policy.
HC79.E5 / G69135 2019
333.72