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020 _a9781108123778 (ebook)
020 _z9781107191938 (hardback)
020 _z9781316642184 (paperback)
040 _aUkCbUP
_beng
_erda
_cUkCbUP
050 4 _aQH75
_b.M47 2018
082 0 4 _a333.9516
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100 1 _aMesser, Kent D.,
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe science of strategic conservation :
_bprotecting more with less /
_cKent D. Messer and William L. Allen.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2018.
300 _a1 online resource (xiii, 329 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 May 2018).
520 _aBillions have been spent on land conservation but too little attention had been paid to how cost-effective these investments have been. With budgets increasingly constrained, conservationists must learn to fully harness their funds to protect critical resources. Messer and Allen are pioneers in making conservation selection more successful, cost-effective, scientific, and transparent. This book introduces powerful mathematical tools available for project selection, using real-life examples and a practical step-by-step approach. Readers can readily apply these methods to their own work, accomplishing more with less by combining the individual benefits of structured decision-making, mathematical programming, and an understanding of market forces and human behavior. The authors highlight tools from conservation science, mathematics, land use planning and behavioral economics, showing how they can be combined to help protect key environmental resources. This is an invaluable volume for all students, professionals and stakeholders associated with conservation programs.
650 0 _aNature conservation.
650 0 _aConservation of natural resources.
700 1 _aAllen, William L.,
_eauthor.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781107191938
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781108123778
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