Costs of Integrating Economics and Conservation Planning - ARPONEN - 2010 - Conservation Biology - Wiley Online Library

Costs of Integrating Economics and Conservation Planning - ARPONEN - 2010 - Conservation Biology - Wiley Online Library: "Abstract: Recent literature on systematic conservation planning has focused strongly on economics. It is a necessary component of efficient conservation planning because the question is about effective resource allocation. Nevertheless, there is an increasing tendency toward economic factors overriding biological considerations. Focusing too narrowly on economic cost may lead us back toward solutions resembling those obtained by opportunistic choice of areas, the avoidance of which was the motivation for development of systematic approaches. Moreover, there are many overlooked difficulties in incorporating economic considerations reliably into conservation planning because available economic data and the free market are complex"