Systematic Conservation Planning is a comprehensive guide to developing conservation area networks that effectively represent biodiversity in cost-effective ways. The book covers the measurement of biodiversity, field collection methods, data treatment, and the identification of priority areas based on complementarity. It also discusses setting biodiversity targets, incorporating costs and constraints into area selection, and making trade-offs between production and protection. The authors emphasize the importance of socio-economic and cultural contexts in conservation planning. The book includes case studies and concludes with a discussion of future directions and the need for dynamic, iterative processes in conservation planning. The authors, Chris Margules and Sahotra Sarkar, are experts in the field, and the book is aimed at graduate students, academic conservation biologists, planners, and decision-makers.Systematic Conservation Planning is a comprehensive guide to developing conservation area networks that effectively represent biodiversity in cost-effective ways. The book covers the measurement of biodiversity, field collection methods, data treatment, and the identification of priority areas based on complementarity. It also discusses setting biodiversity targets, incorporating costs and constraints into area selection, and making trade-offs between production and protection. The authors emphasize the importance of socio-economic and cultural contexts in conservation planning. The book includes case studies and concludes with a discussion of future directions and the need for dynamic, iterative processes in conservation planning. The authors, Chris Margules and Sahotra Sarkar, are experts in the field, and the book is aimed at graduate students, academic conservation biologists, planners, and decision-makers.