Core issues in the economics of biodiversity conservation

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1219, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 99-112

  Tisdell, Clement A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Economic valuation; Intergenerational equity; Phylogenetic similarity principle; Precautionary principle; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MARKET; NONHUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYLOGENY; POLITICS; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOLOGY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY; WELFARE; WELLBEING;

EID: 79951653125     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05889.x     Document Type: Article

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