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Conservation: Linking Ecology, Economics, and Culture
Monique Borgerhoff Mulder
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Description for Conservation: Linking Ecology, Economics, and Culture
Paperback. Traces the historical roots of modern conservation thought and practice, and explores current perspectives from evolutionary and community ecology, conservation biology, anthropology, political ecology, economics, and policy. Num Pages: 368 pages, 33 halftones. 34 line illus. 24 tables. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 646.
Nearly 90 percent of the earth's land surface is directly affected by human infrastructure and activities, yet less than 5 percent is legally protected for biodiversity conservation--and even most large protected areas have people living inside their boundaries. In all but a small fraction of the earth's land area, then, conservation and people must coexist. Conservation is a resource for all those who aim to reconcile biodiversity with human livelihoods. It traces the historical roots of modern conservation thought and practice, and explores current perspectives from evolutionary and community ecology, conservation biology, anthropology, political ecology, economics, and policy. ... Read more
Nearly 90 percent of the earth's land surface is directly affected by human infrastructure and activities, yet less than 5 percent is legally protected for biodiversity conservation--and even most large protected areas have people living inside their boundaries. In all but a small fraction of the earth's land area, then, conservation and people must coexist. Conservation is a resource for all those who aim to reconcile biodiversity with human livelihoods. It traces the historical roots of modern conservation thought and practice, and explores current perspectives from evolutionary and community ecology, conservation biology, anthropology, political ecology, economics, and policy. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
654g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691049809
SKU
V9780691049809
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Ref
99-1
About Monique Borgerhoff Mulder
Monique Borgerhoff Mulder is Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Davis. Her research and teaching span behavioral ecology, anthropology, and conservation and development. Peter Coppolillo received a Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of California, Davis, and now works for the Wildlife Conservation Society, directing the Rungwa-Ruaha Landscape Conservation Program in central Tanzania.
Reviews for Conservation: Linking Ecology, Economics, and Culture
Winner of the 2008 Gerald L. Young Book Award in Human Ecology