{"product_id":"valuing-nature-john-foster-9780415129787","title":"Valuing Nature?: Economics, Ethics and Environment","description":"The state of the environment is now widely acknowledged as a serious cause for concern. Valuing Nature? argues that responding to this concern by economic valuation of the environment as a consumer good only makes matters worse. The book brings together philosophers, economists and sociologists to put the case for a new and more creative approach to environmental policy. The discussion covers: - the structure of environmental policy-making - the current orthodoxy in environmental economics and its deficiencies - the deeper problems with contingent valuation surveys and cost-benefit analysis for environmental decisions - alternative valuation methods Embracing three disciplines, this book is nevertheless written in a clear, accessible style. It includes chapters by Geoff Hodgson, Clive Spash, Michael Jacobs, Brian Wynne and John O'Neill. Its ground-breaking critique and suggestions will be of great interest both to specialists in the field and to students of the disciplines concerned; it has important messages for anyone concerned with how decisions about the environment are made.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Foster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415129788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415129787\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d","brand":"John Foster","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064869925119,"sku":"9780415129787","price":280.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eb766375-54e7-41e4-b800-33018af0d277.jpg?v=1768671584","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/valuing-nature-john-foster-9780415129787","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}