Author: United States. War Production Board
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Category : Industrial laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Summaries of the Conservation Orders for Use in Economic Research
Author: United States. War Production Board
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Category : Industrial laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Industrial laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Selected List of Documents in the Mobilization Planning File of War Production Board Records Pertaining to Problems and Methods of Production Control Administration During World War II.
Author: United States. National Security Resources Board
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Category : Industrial priorities
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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Publisher:
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Category : Industrial priorities
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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Conservation
Author: Charles Perrings
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190613602
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
A unified theory of conservation that addresses the broad problem of conservation, the principles that inform conservation choices, and the application of those principles to the management of the natural world. The conservation of natural resources, like that of any other asset, involves trade-offs. Yet, in a world faced with the harsh realities of climate change, crafting the right environmental policies is an increasingly urgent task. In Conservation, Charles Perrings and Ann Kinzig bring together new research in economics and biodiversity to investigate conservation decisions and the theory behind them. Perrings and Kinzig apply the concept of conservation broadly to examine how the principles of conservation apply to the management of the natural world. They demonstrate that the same basic principles serve as the foundation of all rational conservation decisions, from managing financial assets to safeguarding at-risk ecosystems. Whether someone is deciding to hold or dispose of a stock or whether to exploit or preserve a natural resource, they are better off choosing to conserve a resource when its value to them, if conserved, is greater than its value when converted. The book also considers the context of such conservation decisions. Just as national tax rules influence choices about financial investments, environmental regulations within countries, and environmental agreements between countries, impact the decisions regarding natural resources. Building on their basic theory of conservation, Perrings and Kinzig address key issues in the field of environmental economics, including the valuation of ecosystem services and environmental assets; the limits on the substitutability of produced and natural capital; and the challenges posed by the often weak markets for ecosystem services oriented toward the public good. They also address the problem of scale: while decisions might be easier to make at the local level, many conservation policies need to apply at either the national or international level to succeed. Written by experts from both social and hard sciences, this book presents a unified theory of conservation and provides a model for a more effective way to approach the vitally important issue.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190613602
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
A unified theory of conservation that addresses the broad problem of conservation, the principles that inform conservation choices, and the application of those principles to the management of the natural world. The conservation of natural resources, like that of any other asset, involves trade-offs. Yet, in a world faced with the harsh realities of climate change, crafting the right environmental policies is an increasingly urgent task. In Conservation, Charles Perrings and Ann Kinzig bring together new research in economics and biodiversity to investigate conservation decisions and the theory behind them. Perrings and Kinzig apply the concept of conservation broadly to examine how the principles of conservation apply to the management of the natural world. They demonstrate that the same basic principles serve as the foundation of all rational conservation decisions, from managing financial assets to safeguarding at-risk ecosystems. Whether someone is deciding to hold or dispose of a stock or whether to exploit or preserve a natural resource, they are better off choosing to conserve a resource when its value to them, if conserved, is greater than its value when converted. The book also considers the context of such conservation decisions. Just as national tax rules influence choices about financial investments, environmental regulations within countries, and environmental agreements between countries, impact the decisions regarding natural resources. Building on their basic theory of conservation, Perrings and Kinzig address key issues in the field of environmental economics, including the valuation of ecosystem services and environmental assets; the limits on the substitutability of produced and natural capital; and the challenges posed by the often weak markets for ecosystem services oriented toward the public good. They also address the problem of scale: while decisions might be easier to make at the local level, many conservation policies need to apply at either the national or international level to succeed. Written by experts from both social and hard sciences, this book presents a unified theory of conservation and provides a model for a more effective way to approach the vitally important issue.
Economics of Forestry
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Energy Abstracts for Policy Analysis
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Category : Power resources
Languages : en
Pages : 538
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Category : Power resources
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Library List
Author: National Agricultural Library (U.S.)
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Summary of Activities of the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S. House of Representatives, for the Ninety-third Congress
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics
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Category : Science and law
Languages : en
Pages : 1334
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Category : Science and law
Languages : en
Pages : 1334
Book Description
Conserving Biodiversity
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309046831
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
The loss of the earth's biological diversity is widely recognized as a critical environmental problem. That loss is most severe in developing countries, where the conditions of human existence are most difficult. Conserving Biodiversity presents an agenda for research that can provide information to formulate policy and design conservation programs in the Third World. The book includes discussions of research needs in the biological sciences as well as economics and anthropology, areas of critical importance to conservation and sustainable development. Although specifically directed toward development agencies, non-governmental organizations, and decisionmakers in developing nations, this volume should be of interest to all who are involved in the conservation of biological diversity.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309046831
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
The loss of the earth's biological diversity is widely recognized as a critical environmental problem. That loss is most severe in developing countries, where the conditions of human existence are most difficult. Conserving Biodiversity presents an agenda for research that can provide information to formulate policy and design conservation programs in the Third World. The book includes discussions of research needs in the biological sciences as well as economics and anthropology, areas of critical importance to conservation and sustainable development. Although specifically directed toward development agencies, non-governmental organizations, and decisionmakers in developing nations, this volume should be of interest to all who are involved in the conservation of biological diversity.
Summary of International Energy Research and Development Activities, 1974-1976
Author: Smithsonian Science Information Exchange
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
Presents animal sounds in many different languages.
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
Presents animal sounds in many different languages.
Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.