Book ID: 29362
PRESCOTT-ALLEN, Christine and Robert PRESCOTT-ALLEN
The First Resource. Wild Species in the North American Economy. 1986.33 figs.tabs.XV,529 p. gr8vo. Cloth.
Many wild species of plants and animals are threatened with extinction.Their habitats are increasingly endangered by other land and water uses,and, since the contribution of wildlife to human welfare is difficult toevaluate, these other uses often prevail. This book - the firstsystematic analysis of the economic importance of wildlife to NorthAmerica - has important implications for economic and developmentpolicies.