Quantified Redefining Conservation for the Next Economy /

• Main Author: Whitworth, Joe (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2015.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Public policy.; Environmental sciences.; Nature conservation.; Environmental policy.; Earth Sciences.; Environmental Science and Engineering.; Public Policy.; Environmental Policy.; Nature Conservation.

In his book Whitworth draws lessons from the world’s most tech‑savvy, high‑impact organizations to show how we can make real gains for the environment. The principles of his approach, dubbed quantified conservation, will be familiar to any thriving entrepreneur: situational awareness, bold outcomes,...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• 1. A New Conservation for a New Era
• 2. Leading in a World of Permanent Scarcity
• 3. Holding the Line is Holding Back Environmentalism
• 4. Real Cowboys Fix Rivers
• 5. It’s the Environment, Stupid
• 6. Throwing Money at the Problem (and Missing)
• 7. Lessons from an Aussie Water Shock
• 8. Getting Clear on the Big Muddy
• 9. It’s Now and It’s Us.