Protecting Endangered Species in the United States Shogren Tschirhart Paperback

Protecting Endangered Species in the United StatesBiological Needs, Political Realities, Economic Choices

The question of protecting US endangered species is explored by economists, biologists and political scientists.

Jason F. Shogren (Edited by), John Tschirhart (Edited by)

9780521087490, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 11 December 2008

440 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.59 kg

This collection of original essays by economists, biologists and political scientists has a common theme: that protecting species at risk while safeguarding social order is a policy challenge that entangles biology, politics, and economics. Nearly 1200 species are listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973; only twelve have been removed from the list. Attempts at species recovery on public and private property lead the authors to examine the political realities that define the debate: who should pay the costs and receive the benefits, and how interest group behaviour affects the nature of endangered species protection. Although the ESA directs administrative agencies to list and protect species following scientific priorities, the collection addresses the economic choices that still must be confronted. These range from the protection potential of private markets to the design of incentive schemes to encourage conservation by private landowners.

Foreword Norman Meyers1. The nature of endangered species Gregory D. Hayward, Jason F. Shogren and John TschirhartPart I. Biological Needs: 2. Endangered thought, political animals Boyd Gibbons3. A market solution for preserving biodiversity: the Black Rhino Gardner Brown and David Layton4. Extinction, recovery, and the Endangered Species Act Steven R. Beissinger and John Perrine5. On biological needs: comments on Gibbons, Brown and Layton, and Beissinger and Perrine Thomas CrockerReplies by authorsPart II. Political Realities: 6. Interest group behavior and Endangered Species Protection Amy Whritenour Ando7. Beyond cute and fuzzy: science and politics in the US Endangered Species Act David Cash8. Community politics and Endangered Species protection Stephen M. Meyer9. On political realities: comments on Ando, Cash and Meyer Clifford NowellReplies by authorsPart III.1. Current Approaches: 10. The Endangered Species Act and critical habitat designation: an integrated biological and economic approach Gary Watts, William Noonan, Henry Maddux and David S. Brookshire11. The revealed demand for a public good: evidence from Endangered and Threatened Species Don Coursey12. The ESA through Coase-colored glasses Terry Anderson13. On current approaches: comments on Wattes, et al., Coursey and Anderson John LoomisReplies by authorsPart III.2. Future Incentives: 14. The economics of 'takings' in a multi-parcel model with a powerful government Robert Innes15. Investment, information collection and Endangered Species conservation on private land Stephan Polasky16. Compensation schemes for Endangered Species protection Rodney B. W. Smith and Jason F. Shogren17. On future incentives: comments on Innes, Polasky, and Smith and Shorgen Rob GodbyReplies by authorsPart IV. Summary and Database: 18. Why economics matters for endangered species protection Jason F. Shogren and John Tschirhart et al.19. The database on the economics and management of endangered species (DEMES) David Cash, Andrew Metrick, Todd Schatzki and Martin WeitzmanIndex.

Subject Areas: Environmental medicine [MMR], Environment law [LNKJ], Political economy [KCP], Environmental economics [KCN]