Books by Robert Costanza

  •  Investing in Natural Capital

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    Investing in Natural Capital

    The Ecological Economics Approach To Sustainability

    AnnMari Jansson

    Investing in Natural Capital presents the results of a workshop held following the second biannual conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics. It focuses on the relation of human ...

  • A New Century for Natural Resources Management

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    A New Century for Natural Resources Management

    Richard L. Knight

    This book explores the changes that are leading to a new century of natural resources management. It places the current situation in historical perspective, analyzes the forces that are propelling ...

  • The Local Politics of Global Sustainability

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    The Local Politics of Global Sustainability

    Thomas Prugh

    The most difficult questions of sustainability are not about technology; they are about values. Answers to such questions cannot be found by asking the "experts," but can only be resolved in the ...

About the Author

Robert Costanza is director of the Institute for Ecological Economics at the University of Maryland, based in Solomons, Maryland, and coauthor of Ecosystem Health (Island Press, 1992).