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Further Details Title: Accounting for Mother Nature Condition: New Subtitle: Changing Demands for Her Bounty ISBN-10: 0804756988 EAN: 9780804756983 ISBN: 9780804756983 Publisher: Stanford University Press Format: Hardback Release Date: 12/13/2007 Description: In the face of growing pressure on our natural landscapes and increasingly bitter conflict over their management and use, simply defending the status quo is not enough. Finding a balance between producing commodities, such as lumber, and maintaining amenities, such as open space, is crucial if we hope to promote environmental stewardship and healthy economies. Accounting for Mother Nature brings together experts with wide-ranging experience to provide a comprehensive examination of the critical debate around the management of scarce natural resources. The contributors to this volume consider how unconstrained use of nature's bounty had lead not only to damage and waste, but also to divisive conflict. With a focus particularly on the American West, this volume examines the often-negative outcomes of government's management of land and natural resources. In turn, the contributors explore the role that private individuals and organizations can play in protecting natural and agrarian landscapes. Through its detailed analyses, Accounting for Mother Nature makes the case for innovation within the private nonprofit sector and marks out new frontiers for research. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 229mm Item Length: 152mm Item Weight: 531g Contributor: Thomas Michael Power (Edited by), Terry L. Anderson (Edited by), Laura E. Huggins (Edited by) Author: Thomas Michael Power Genre: Business & Finance Release Year: 2007 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.