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005 20151001081259.0
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020 $a9780415720809 (hardback)
020 $z9781315866703 (ebook)
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050 00 $aQC903.2.C35$bC55 2015
082 00 $a577.3409728$223
084 $aBUS099000$aNAT014000$aNAT038000$2bisacsh
245 00 $aClimate change impacts on tropical forests in Central America :$ban ecosystem service perspective /$cedited by Aline Chiabai.
264 1 $aMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon :$bRoutledge/Taylor & Francis Group,$c2015.
300 $axvi, 220 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
520 2 $a"Climate change is expected to be the primary cause for biodiversity loss and changes in ecosystem services on a global scale, with increased risk of extinction for many plant and animal species. The crucial issue under debate is the impact on the welfare of current and future population, and the role of humans in the exploitation of natural resources. This is of particular importance in Central America where, on one hand, a major share of the world's biodiversity capital is concentrated and, on the other hand, ecological biodiversity loss strongly impacts socio-economic vulnerability. This book will address the impacts of climate change on tropical forest ecosystems and related services in this important region, and will assess the projected economic costs if no policy action is taken by the end of the century. This innovative collection utilises both theoretical approaches and empirical results to provide a conceptual framework for an integrated analysis of climate change impacts on forest ecosystems and related economic effects, offering insight into the complex relationship between ecosystem services and benefits to humans. This important contribution to climate change and forestry studies provides invaluable reading for students and scholars in the fields of environmental and ecological economics, environmental science and forestry, natural resource management, agriculture and climate change"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 $aIntroduction / Aline Chiabai -- Part I. Central American tropical forests, ecosystem services and human wellbeing -- An overview of forest biomes and ecoregions of Central America / Lenin Corrales, Claudia Bouroncle, and Juan Carlos Zamora -- Ecosystem services in tropical forests : contribution to human well-being and implications for economic valuation / Aline Chiabai -- Part II. Impacts of climate and land-use changes in Central American tropical forests -- Impacts of climate change on ecosystem hydrological services of Central America : water availability / Pablo Imbach, Bruno Locatelli, Juan Carlos Zamora, Emily Fung, Lluis Calderer, Luis Molina and Philippe Ciais -- Climate change impacts on the water services in Costa Rica : a production function for the hydro-energy sector / Elisa Sainz de Murieta, Aline Chiabai and Juan Carlos Zamora -- Climate change economic impacts on water and recreation services in Central American forests / Elena Ojea, Juan Carlos Zamora, Julia Martin-Ortega and Pablo Imbach -- Cost-Benefit analysis of alternative land-use scenarios : a sustainability study for the Volcanic Central Talamanca Biological Corridor / Helen Ding, Aline Chiabai and Diego Tobar -- Part III. Economic assessment, adaptation options and policy implications -- The role of economic valuation of ecosystem services in an interdisciplinary context / Anil Markandya -- Ecosystem-based adaptation : natural responses to climate change impacts / Giacomo Fedele, Raffaele Vignola and Marco Otarola.
650 0 $aClimatic changes$zCentral America.
650 0 $aClimatic changes$xEconomic aspects$zCentral America.
650 0 $aRain forest ecology$zCentral America.
650 0 $aForest biodiversity$zCentral America.
650 0 $aForest degradation$zCentral America.
650 0 $aEcosystem services$zCentral America.
651 0 $aCentral America$xEnvironmental conditions.
651 0 $aCentral America$xEconomic conditions$y1979-
650 7 $aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aNATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aNATURE / Natural Resources.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aChiabai, Aline.