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RECORD NUMBER: 79 OF 207| Main Title | Economic importance of healthy Alaska ecosystems | |||||||||||
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| Author | Colt, Stephen. | |||||||||||
| Publisher | Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska Anchorage, | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 2001 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 46799847 | |||||||||||
| Subjects | Ecosystem health--Alaska ; Ecology--Alaska ; Alaska--Social conditions ; Alaska--Economic conditions | |||||||||||
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| Collation | 52, A1-6 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. | |||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references (p. 50-52). |
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| Contents Notes | 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Natural assets, ecosystem services and economic benefits -- 1.2. Economic significance and economic value -- 2. Economic significance of ecosystem-related activities -- 2.1. Management and stewardship effort -- 2.2. Fishing, hunting, and wildlife viewing -- 2.3. Tourism and commercial recreation -- 2.4. Subsistence -- 3. Net economic value -- 3.1. Commercial activities -- 3.2. Subsistence -- 3.3. Existence values -- 3.4. Life support services -- 4. The future -- 4.1. The emerging importance of quality of life. "This report presents an initial assessment of the economic importance of Alaska's ecosystems in their unimpaired state. It considers the links between healthy ecosystems and a healthy Alaska economy, broadly defined to include a sustainable, healthful, and satisfying quality of life."--P.1. |