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SUMMARY:The value of nature and the nature of value - Nigel Cooper\,  Angl
 ia Ruskin University
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CONTACT:paul haynes
DESCRIPTION:Nature does a lot for us humans\, much of which we take for gr
 anted\, but for\nhow much longer. Economists and ecologists are combining 
 forces to encourage\nus to put a value on 'ecosystem services'\, as they a
 re known in the trade.\nThere are various methods espoused for assigning m
 onetary values to these\,\nand such values may carry most political weight
 . However\, many people feel\nthis fails to do justice to the type of valu
 e nature has for us. The\nassumptions behind the economics can be question
 ed and have political\ndimensions. Some values\, eg spiritual ones\, are p
 resumably beyond price. How\nshould environmentalists handle this valuable
  territory?\n
LOCATION:4CMR board room
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