{"product_id":"natures-services-gretchen-cara-daily-9781559634762","title":"Nature's Services: Societal Dependence On Natural Ecosystems","description":"\u003cp\u003eLife itself as well as the entire human economy depends on goods and services provided by earth's natural systems. The processes of cleansing, recycling, and renewal, along with goods such as seafood, forage, and timber, are worth many trillions of dollars annually, and nothing could live without them. Yet growing human impacts on the environment are profoundly disrupting the functioning of natural systems and imperiling the delivery of these services. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nature's Services brings together world-renowned scientists from a variety of disciplines to examine the character and value of ecosystem services, the damage that has been done to them, and the consequent implications for human society. Contributors including Paul R. Ehrlich, Donald Kennedy, Pamela A. Matson, Robert Costanza, Gary Paul Nabhan, Jane Lubchenco, Sandra Postel, and Norman Myers present a detailed synthesis of our current understanding of a suite of ecosystem services and a preliminary assessment of their economic value. Chapters consider: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e major services including climate regulation, soil fertility, pollination, and pest control\u003cbr\u003e philosophical and economic issues of valuation\u003cbr\u003e case studies of specific ecosystems and services\u003cbr\u003e implication of recent findings and steps that must be taken to address the most pressing concerns \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nature's Services represents one of the first efforts by scientists to provide an overview of the many benefits and services that nature offers to people and the extent to which we are all vitally dependent on those services. The book enhances our understanding of the value of the natural systems that surround us and can play an essential role in encouraging greater efforts to protect the earth's basic life-support systems before it is too late.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gretchen Cara Daily\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1559634766\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781559634762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Island Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Gretchen Cara Daily","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800419741951,"sku":"9781559634762","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/natures-services-gretchen-cara-daily-9781559634762","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}