Agrobiodiversity conservation and economic development /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Andreas Kontoleon, Unai Pascual and Melinda Smale.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xxii, 427 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
SERIES
Series Title
Routledge explorations in environmental economics ;
Volume Designation
11
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Agrobiodiversity for economic development: what do we know?; Part I Policy perspectives; 2 Managing plant genetic resources for sustainable use in food and agriculture: Balancing the benefits in the field; 3 Do we have an adequate global strategy for securing the biodiversity of major food crops?; 4 Do we need crop landraces for the future?: Realizing the global option value of in situ conservation; 5 Marketing underutilized plant species for the poor: A conceptual framework.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The economics of agrobiodiversity is a new and expanding area within the natural and social sciences and environmental and agricultural economics in particular. This book provides a thorough, structured, and authoritative coverage of this field.
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Title
Agrobiodiversity conservation and economic development.