The book discusses a number of practical solutions using market forces. The authors hope that by producing some rigorous quantified evidence society may more easily arrive at a common understanding of what has to be done to achieve sustainability.
`To survive and prosper, societies have to develop the means of appreciating the critical importance of Natural Capital as our life support system, and as a basis for economic activity. This book is a valuable contribution to that end'. Federico Mayor, Director-General, UNESCO.