The New Economy of Nature. (Reviews).The New Economy of Nature, by Gretchen C. Daily & Katherine Ellison. $19.95, Island Press, 2002 This book proves the claim that "conservation doesn't cost, it pays." As AMERICAN FORESTS' pioneering urban forestry Urban forestry is the care and management of urban forests, i.e., tree populations in urban settings for the purpose of improving the urban environment. Urban forestry advocates the role of trees as a critical part of the urban infrastructure. work has shown, natural systems are a cost-effective way to address environmental problems. Protecting forests and watersheds can clean our air and water better, less expensively, and with more long-term benefits than smokestack scrubbers and water treatment plants. For instance, when New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. was faced with an EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. order to build a water filtration plant that would cost $6 billion$8 billion, city planners used a fraction of that to protect the existing natural system: the 2,000-acre forested watershed watershed, elevation or divide separating the catchment area, or drainage basin, of one river system or group of river systems from another system or group of systems. The term is also often used synonymously with drainage basin. upstate. By investing $1.5 billion in protecting it, NYC NYC abbr. New York City NYC New York City saved billions, educated citizens about their drinking water's origins, and proved forests provide valuable resources besides timber. Daily and Ellison add the notion of green gold-making conservation financially rewarding. They profile thinkers working toward building trading systems The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. , such as for carbon, that will fuel financial systems and make both money and a healthier environment. The authors believe with a green light from government, eco-entrepreneurs will devise systems to benefit earth and society. AMERICAN FORESTs' work on the ecological, economic, and social value of trees and forests provides scientific underpinnings for this new economy of nature. |
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