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Debating Nature's Value

The Concept of 'Natural Capital'

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Editors:
  1. Victor Anderson

    1. Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK

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  • Debates the vale of nature

  • Examines the problems in measuring Natural Capital

  • Questions how we can put a value on nature

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Victor Anderson
    Pages 1-4

  3. Natural Capital and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

    • Lenke Balint, Aled Jones
    Pages 5-15

  4. A Micro ‘Case Study’: Critiquing the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity

    • Rupert Read, Tom Greaves
    Pages 17-23

  5. The Natural Capital Protocol

    • Samir Whitaker
    Pages 25-38

  6. Debating Nature’s Value: The Role of Monetary Valuation

    • Rob Tinch
    Pages 39-47

  7. Is the Concept of ‘Natural Capital’ Useful?

    • Tom H. Oliver
    Pages 49-54

  8. How Should We Value Nature?

    • Sandra Bell
    Pages 55-60

  9. Natural Capital: The Risks of Losing Sight of Nature

    • Rebecca Clark
    Pages 61-67

  10. Some Difficulties of Measurement

    • Victor Anderson
    Pages 69-73

  11. Who Should Value Nature?

    • Dario Kenner
    Pages 75-88

  12. ‘Natural Capital’: Ontology or Analogy?

    • Jenneth Parker
    Pages 89-101

  13. ‘Natural Capital’ and the Tragedy of Environmental Value

    • John Foster
    Pages 103-116

  14. The Role of “Natural Capital” in the Debate About Biodiversity

    • Victor Anderson
    Pages 117-124

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 125-126
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About this book

The concept of 'Natural Capital' has come to play a central role in current debates about biodiversity and nature conservation. It implies an approach to the natural world based on the valuation of places and species in terms of money. This is, in a variety of ways, both attractive and problematic. 

This edited collection comprehensively discusses the issues raised by the concept of 'Natural Capital', with contributors presenting not only arguments for and against the widespread adoption of the idea, but also viewpoints arguing for nuanced, pragmatic and middle-ground positions.

Reviews

“In this edited collection, Anderson (Anglia Ruskin Univ., UK) explains the controversial nature of natural capital and shows how different contributors approach the issues raised by the use and implications of this concept. … Summing Up: Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers.” (R. M. Ramazani, Choice, Vol. 56 (12), August 2019)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK

    Victor Anderson

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Victor Anderson is Visiting Professor at the Global Sustainability Institute at Anglia Ruskin University, UK. Previously he was an economist for the UK Sustainable Development Commission and the World Wildlife Fund.

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