The Endangered Species Act at Thirty
Vol. 2: Conserving Biodiversity in Human-Dominated Landscapes
376 pages
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6 x 9
A companion volume to The Endangered Species Act at Thirty: Renewing the Conservation Promise, this book examines the key policy tools available for protecting biodiversity in the United States by revisiting some basic questions in conservation: What are we trying to protect and why? What are the limits of species-based conservation? Can we develop new conservation strategies that are more ecologically and economically viable than past approaches?
Part I: Conservation Goals
Evolution of At-Risk Species Protection
Endangered Species Time Line
Explicit and Implicit Values
Toward a Policy-Relevant Definition of Biodiversity
Part II: Conservation Science
Space, Time, and Conservation Biogeography
Preserving Nature
Preserving Ecosystem Services
Science and Controversy
Science and Implementation
Distinct Population Segments
Hybrids and Policy
Critical Habitat
Part III: Conservation Policy and Management
Benefits and Costs
Economic Impacts
Land Use Planning
Arbitrage and Options
Conservation Banking
Working Seascapes
Agricultural and Urban Landscapes
Cities and Biodiversity
Conserving Biodiversity in Human-Dominated Landscapes
Evolution of At-Risk Species Protection
Endangered Species Time Line
Explicit and Implicit Values
Toward a Policy-Relevant Definition of Biodiversity
Part II: Conservation Science
Space, Time, and Conservation Biogeography
Preserving Nature
Preserving Ecosystem Services
Science and Controversy
Science and Implementation
Distinct Population Segments
Hybrids and Policy
Critical Habitat
Part III: Conservation Policy and Management
Benefits and Costs
Economic Impacts
Land Use Planning
Arbitrage and Options
Conservation Banking
Working Seascapes
Agricultural and Urban Landscapes
Cities and Biodiversity
Conserving Biodiversity in Human-Dominated Landscapes
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