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Green and Prosperous Land: A Blueprint for Rescuing the British Countryside Hardcover – International Edition, September 10, 2019
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‘One of the most important books of the decade’ Country Life
Finally, a practical, realistic plan to rescue, preserve and enhance nature.
News about Britain’s wildlife and ecosystems tends to be grim. In Green and Prosperous Land, Oxford economist and Natural Capital Committee chair Dieter Helm shares his radical but tangible plan for positive change.
This pragmatic approach to environmentalism includes a summary of Britain’s green assets, a look towards possible futures and an achievable 25-year plan for a green and prosperous country. The bold generational plan assesses the environment as a whole, explains the necessity of protecting and enhancing our green spaces and offers a clear, financially sound strategy to put Britain on a greener path.
Helm’s arguments expose the economic inefficiencies in our environmental policies and thus highlight the need for change. Leaving behind the current sterile and ineffective battle between the environment and the economy, this revolutionary plan champions the integration of the economy and the environment together to deliver sustainable, eco-friendly economic growth. There is hope, and there is time, but we must act now.
- Print length336 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherWilliam Collins
- Publication dateSeptember 10, 2019
- Dimensions6.26 x 1.18 x 9.45 inches
- ISBN-100008304475
- ISBN-13978-0008304478
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‘Dieter Helm has taken a good, hard look at the state of our natural environment and the result could be one of the most important books of the decade’ Country Life
‘Helm’s solutions are refreshingly straightforward … The notion of the financial value of nature is long established. Helm takes this further to present a pure economic argument for conservation. We all need to listen to that’ Simon Barnes, Sunday Times
‘[Helm is] as eloquent with his recommendations as in analysis of the problem … This is an important analysis, argued with passion, intelligence and rigour. It is timely too, because – as Helm makes compellingly clear – of the urgency of the problem’ Financial Times
‘A trenchant manifesto for change … visionary, pragmatic and context-rich’ Nature
‘Delivers handsomely on the promise of its title’ New Scientist
There is an enormous amount to admire’ Times Literary Supplement
‘Hooray for this book! An economist dispensing with the usual nonsense, and applying his mind to the task of devising a sound economic plan for the protection and restoration of Britain’s wildlife … [This is a] brave and forthright attempt to begin a new conversation on how to pay to keep our wildlife’ British Wildlife
‘A tough-minded and eminently practical plan for the recovery of our natural capital and the protection of our renewables … that might just make the Britain of 2050 a success story’ The Herald Magazine
‘A good read and an important one too. I loved it, as I agreed with much of it and was interested by all of it’ Mark Avery
‘This book is urgent. It should be required reading for all interested in turning the 25YEP into reality. I wonder if the next generation will recognise this book as a Rachel Carson-style moment that helped to kick-start the wholesale recover of nature: I hope so’ BTO News
About the Author
Dieter Helm is Fellow in Economics, New College, Oxford. He is also Professor of Energy Policy and Professorial Research Fellow, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford. He lives in Oxfordshire, UK.
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- Publisher : William Collins (September 10, 2019)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 336 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0008304475
- ISBN-13 : 978-0008304478
- Item Weight : 1.2 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.26 x 1.18 x 9.45 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #6,953,327 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,690 in Endangered Species (Books)
- #5,197 in Environmental Policy
- #5,557 in Natural Resources (Books)
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- Amazon CustomerReviewed in the United Kingdom on January 30, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
What a fantastic book, the best I’ve read on all the environmental issues. Written by an economist not an environmentalist, gives a very interesting and sensible view. I think every member of Parliament should have to read this. If you can only afford / want one book on today’s issues regarding the British countryside, this is the one to have.
- Tim FennReviewed in the United Kingdom on December 29, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on the environment
We usually expect books written by economists to be riddled with mathematical equations used to try and prove some meaningless pseudo-scientific theory in the pretence that they know something useful. This book is very different. It is not only well written and therefore very easy to read, more importantly, it actually proposes an obvious and common sense approach to tackling climate change, to improve biodiversity and to reduce pollution within our environment.
Through placing a value on the environment and then proposing to "tax" polluters be they manufacturers, farmers, and end users alike, it creates a viable mechanism for not only discouraging pollution (including CO2 emissions) but also method to pay for both mitigation and sequestration of greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity enhancement.
The book highlights all the deficiencies of our present system and the EU COP payments which simply pay people for owning land. It reviews the impact of be the nitrates on our water sources and the overall effect of industrial agriculture on biodiversity.
An excellent book and very important contribution to the debate on tackling climate change. We now need our government to listen!
- DiegosjfReviewed in the United Kingdom on February 26, 2021
3.0 out of 5 stars A good read but some issues
I enjoyed this up to a point. There are some good ideas and sensible strategies proposed. I was slightly irritated by the recurring notion that no-one living in a city could possibly appreciate anything more than a flowering pot plant, but I recognise that there are generalisations made to illustrate a point. The section about Green Belt is largely nonsense - there is already a national planning regime in place and it is strictly applied. Also, the countryside and greenspace around cities is not all designated Green Belt but the author doesn't mention any of this undesignated open countryside.
Rewilding is considered bad in one chapter but a potential solution in the next chapter? I must say that the book 'Wilding', which is cited by the author in passing, left a far greater impression on me than this one.
Also, the Thelwall Viaduct is not the Thirlmere Aqueduct - that's the kind of error that should've been picked up by an editor.
- Dave the buyer of booksReviewed in the United Kingdom on April 29, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars a greenprint
I really enjoyed this book and found it strangely uplifting. This is essentially a blue(green) print of how, over an extended period, an environmental transition should take place that could actually support economic growth by, in part, increasing the efficiency and efficacy of public spending in a range of policy areas. I particularly like this author as he doesn't shirk the hard trade offs and, crucially, its a practically focused plan, not hiding in theory and aimed at an intelligent-layperson-skeptic , not just the already convinced environmentalist. For that - in my view - its all the more valuable.
- Amazon CustomerReviewed in the United Kingdom on August 18, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars Every body, young and old should read this book
This book is full of common sense. it is not a mystery just plain facts that should be read by the nation. inspite of being written by an eminent economist, the style and prose are easy to grasp. do not be put off and read it!