{"product_id":"natures-frontiers-richard-damania-9781464819230","title":"Nature's Frontiers: Achieving Sustainability, Efficiency, and Prosperity with Natural Capital","description":"\u003cp\u003e The great expansion of economic activity since the end of World War II has caused an unprecedented rise in living standards, but it has also caused rapid changes in earth systems. Nearly all types of natural capital-the world's stock of resources and services provided by nature-are in decline. Clean air, abundant and clean water, fertile soils, productive fisheries, dense forests, and healthy oceans are critical for healthy lives and healthy economies. Mounting pressures, however, suggest that the trend of declining natural capital may cast a long shadow into the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Nature's Frontiers: Achieving Sustainability, Efficiency, and Prosperity with Natural Capital presents a novel approach to address these foundational challenges of sustainability. A methodology combining innovative science, new data sources, and cutting-edge biophysical and economic models builds sustainable resource efficiency frontiers to assess how countries can sustainably use their natural capital more efficiently. The analysis provides recommendations on how countries can better use their natural capital to achieve their economic and environmental goals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The report indicates that significant efficiency gaps exist in nearly every country. Closing these gaps can address many of the world's pressing economic and environmental problems-economic productivity, health, food and water security, and climate change. Although the approach outlined in this report will entail demanding policy reforms, the costs of inaction will be far higher. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Damania, Stephen Polasky, Mary Ruckelshaus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1464819238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781464819230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e World Bank Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d","brand":"Richard Damania","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44149639774463,"sku":"9781464819230","price":49.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8d0c5afc-435c-4d29-aef1-4d2787266b8f.jpg?v=1688457775","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/natures-frontiers-richard-damania-9781464819230","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}