{"product_id":"9789814522588","title":"Revealed Biodiversity: An Economic History Of The Human Impact: An Economic History of the Human Impact","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRevealed Biodiversity: An Economic History of the Human Impact\u003c\/i\u003e aims to show that for several centuries environmental conditions have been substantially the product of economic fluctuations. It contests the notion of perpetual decline in species composition. The arguments are supported by far more precise historical detail than is usual in books about ecology. The need to take the gains to human society into account when assessing environmental change is strongly emphasized. The book features case studies including England, the Netherlands, USA, East Asia, Brazil, and the areas of modern agricultural ‘land grab’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is important for its close attention to the documented historical record of environmental change in several countries over several centuries; for its demonstration of how much wildlife populations have been influenced by fluctuations in market activity; for revealing the need to be sensitive to historical baselines; and for emphasizing the imperative of taking the gains to human society into account when assessing environmental change. It, therefore, has considerable significance for environmental and conservation policies as well as for future studies in ecological history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Long Term:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrisis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProper Baselines: The Example of English Butterflies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEngland and the Netherlands:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommodity Landscapes: Southern England\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAgricultural Change: Southern England\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLandscapes of Destruction: The Curse of the Pheasant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLandscapes of Destruction: The Sacrifice to Trout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Netherlands: Reclamation and Exploitation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngland: Reclamation and Exploitation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEuropean Expansion:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEurope's Expansion Overseas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEurope's Distant Reach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePristine America\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Modern World:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEast Asia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Modern Expansion of Agriculture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eConclusion:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat Should We Conserve?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e Students, academics (including economic\/environmental historians, ecologists, historical geographers) or general readers interested in environmental history or economic history.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47185297998064,"sku":"9789814522588","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814522588_p0.jpg?v=1763691467","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814522588","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}