基本説明
Examines the geographic, ecological, and economic context of ecosystem services and provides a baseline of the current status of ecosystem services in law and society.
Full Description
This is the first comprehensive exploration of the status and future of natural capital and ecosystem services in American law and policy. Included are a series of nine empirical case studies that explore the problems caused by society's failure to properly value natural capital. Among the case study topics are water issues, the Conservation Reserve Program, the National Conversation Buffer Initiative, pollution trading, among others.



