The Laws of Nature: Managing Ecosystems for A Sustainable Future

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This timely collection written by an interdisciplinary array of law professors, who specialize in legal and policy issues surrounding ecosystem management, and scholars and practitioners in areas such as environmental policy and planning, conservation, economics, and biology explore why ecosystems must be valued and managed in their own right. The Laws of Nature investigates how ecosystems function, their value to humans and wildlife, and what factors affect ecosystems’ survival.This analysis is coupled with cutting-edge theories and regulatory proposals from legal scholars who study ecosystem questions. In the end, a thorough and multi-disciplinary understanding of the importance of ecosystem is presented. Contents Understanding and Evaluating Ecosystem Management Thus Far An Ecosystem Management Primer: History, Perceptions, and Modern Definition, Kalyani Robbins Ecosystem-Based Management: An Empirical Assessment, Judith A. Layzer Integrating Law, Policy, and Science in Managing and Restoring Ecosystems, Daniel J. Rohlf Whatever Happened to Ecosystem Management and Federal Lands Planning?, Martin Nie Letting Theory Inform Practice Ecosystem Services and Ecosystem Management—How Good a Fit?, J.B. Ruhl Ecosystem Management: A Policy-Oriented Jurisprudence Perspective, Susan G. Clark & David N. Cherney Making Better Use of Existing Federal Law Addition by Subtraction: NEPA Routines as Means to More Systemic Ends, Jamison E. Colburn Restoration and Law in Ecosystem Management, Robert W. Adler Landscape-scale Conservation and Ecosystem Services: Leveraging Federal Policies, Lynn Scarlett & James W. Boyd Finding the Right Tools Going Forward Wildlife Conservation, Climate Change, and Ecosystem Management, Robert B. Keiter From Principles to Practice: Developing a Vision and Policy Framework to Make Ecosystem Management a Reality, Sara O’Brien & Sara Vickerman Valuation and Payment for Ecosystem Services as Tools to Improve Ecosystem Management, Deborah McGrath & Travis Greenwalt This title is part of the “&Law” series, sponsored by The University of Akron School of Law. The University of Akron Press Akron, Ohio www.uakron.edu/uapress Legal Thought Across Disciplines Published in Cooperation with The University of Akron School of Law LAW/ENVIRONMENT ROBBINS, ed. AKRON The Laws of Nature Legal Thought Across Disciplines Legal Thought Across Disciplines Kalyani Robbins, editor Kalyani Robbins, editor The Laws of Nature The Laws of Nature Reflections on the Evolution of Ecosystem Management Law & Policy ...