{"product_id":"conservation-9781844074143","title":"Conservation","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): William M. Adams\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Environmental Economics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe thought-provoking articles in Conservation can assist in catalyzing the transition to a new green economy by shaping the mind-sets of leaders, students, teachers and the public alike.' \u003cbr\u003eAchim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director, UN Environment Programme (UNEP)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'An extremely useful compilation of articles on the complex issues underlying nature conservation.' \u003cbr\u003eAshish Kothari, Co-chair, IUCN Intercommission Strategic Direction on Governance, Equity, and Livelihoods in Relation to Protected Areas (TILCEPA)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'In this intelligently chosen, broadly ranging set of readings on conservation, Professor Adams assembles a set of vital readings for professionals, teachers, students, and the interested public.' \u003cbr\u003eKent Redford, Director, Wildlife Conservation Society Institute\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis 4-volume set, edited by a leading expert on nature conservation, brings together in one collection a series of papers fundamental to understanding the social, political, cultural and scientific dimensions of conservation. Each volume is introduced by a new review essay, which both sets the scope for the collection and advances analytical understanding of conservation issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVolume I covers the historical development of conservation ideas and reviews the diverse contemporary philosophical, ethical, cultural and practical arguments for conservation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVolume II addresses the core issue of conservation: the maintenance of living diversity in the face of human demands on the biosphere. The intention here is not to offer a sourcebook of conservation science, but to include the key texts that have changed the way conservation is understood and practised.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVolume III explores the overlaps and conflicts between conservation and development, andwin-win solutions to conflicts between the two, including ideas of sustainable development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVolume IV presents work on conservation as an essentially political process, drawing chiefly on social science and, in particular, political ecology and environmental history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46931889815703,"sku":"9781844074143","price":86457.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781844074143.webp?v=1771616924","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/conservation-9781844074143","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}