Reconceptualizing natural capital and sustainable use of natural capital through Aldo Leopold's land ethic
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Abstract This article reconceptualizes natural capital. It categorizes capital into renewable and structural capital, argues for exclusion of nonrenewable (such as coal oil) from consideration a presents 10 guiding principles sustainable use Both tasks reconceptualizing identifying are inspired by Aldo Leopold’s land ethic.
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عنوان ژورنال: Socio-Ecological Practice Research
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2524-5287', '2524-5279']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42532-021-00094-3