“The business of open space has been fueled by philanthropy and government money. It is time to move beyond that.” – Stephen J. Small, in The Business of Open Space: What’s Next??
Historically, land has been valued by how much development it could support. It is time to move beyond that. We need to learn to value land in new and dynamic ways.
In this exciting new book, Steve Small lays out an agenda to expand the business of saving open space. He advocates:
The creation of new marketplaces that set values on “environmental commodities”
– Reaching out to “non-traditional” landowners, such as educational institutions and government agencies
New approaches to corporate landowners
Creating new pools of money to save endangered property
Leveraging acquisition dollars
– If you care about moving the “business” of open space forward over the next decade, you can’t just read this book – you need to read this book and then act on this important agenda.
Price: $25.00
“Steve Small has been a pioneer in finding creative ways to use finance to conserve natural areas. And his book is a must read for all who are interested in finding new ways for the financial world and the conservation world to work more closely together, which I believe is a key to protecting our natural resources”
— Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Chairman of the Paulson Institute, former Secretary of the Treasury, Former CEO of Goldman Sachs and former Chairman of the Board of The Nature Conservancy
“We need a bigger toolbox to increase land conservation in this country. Steve Small’s book has good advice and powerful ideas. Now we all need to implement these ideas.” — Rand Wentworth, President, Land Trust Alliance
