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020 _a9783030138189
043 _aen_UK
041 _aeng
245 0 _aEcosystem services
260 _a
_bPalgrave Macmillan,
_c2019
300 _aIX, 163p. ; 20 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour; 23 cm
500 _aeconomics and policy
505 _aBasics
_rParallels and Function--
_rValuing Ecosystems--
_rA New Model--
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520 _aThis book bridges the gap between economic and ecological theory and practice. Its main focus is on how the principles of the Austrian School of economics could improve the validity of Ecosystem Services. ; ; The concept of 'Ecosystem Services' is a relatively recent innovation in environmental thought. The current system is dependent upon mainstream economic theory, in which monetary and fiscal policy controls the prevailing health of the economy. The dependence on this approach to finance, Muddiman argues, limits the potential of ecosystem services and exacerbates the effects of the existing flawed economic model. ; ; The book highlights the links between ecological and economic methodologies and concepts and outlines how the principles of Austrian Economic theory could provide better environmental outcomes. It then goes on to formulate approaches to ecosystem services which could act as drivers towards a new biodiversity-based economic framework built around distributed ledger technology, or 'blockchain'. The key distinction of this book is its consideration of ecosystem services as a function of the current economic system. Using this as a starting point it investigates how an alternative economic model would achieve the integration of environmental considerations into economic decision making.
630 _aHC ECONOMY HISTORY AND CONDITIONS
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650 0 _aEnvironmental economics
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650 _aEnvironment Studies
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650 _aApplied Ecology
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650 _aEnvironmental Geography
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650 _aEnvironmental Management
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650 _aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General
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650 _aSCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography
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650 _aSCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology.
650 _aSOCIAL SCIENCE / General
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650 _aTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General
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650 _a
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700 _aMuddiman, Stephen
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912 _a2019-01-01
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953 _d2019-11-05 18:45:27
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