Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction: A View of the Landscape

2. Biodiversity: An Environmental Condition

3. The Failure of Utilitarianism

4. The Failure of Economic Efficiency

5. The Failure of Consensus among Stakeholders

6. The Case for the Priority of Biodiversity Conservation

7. The Cost of Biodiversity Conservation

8. Constitutional and Legal Implications References

Appendices

1. Categories of Protected Areas

2. Levels of Protection: Summary of Current Practice

Index

About the Author

Paul M. Wood is assistant professor in the Departmentof Forest Resources Management at the University of British Columbia.

Reviews

Interesting stuff, and indicative of the kinds of land planning decisions we will be forced to make over the next generation or two ... is well written and well indexed.
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