Natural Resource Policy

Author : Frederick Cubbage,Jay O'Laughlin,M. Nils Peterson
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781478633990

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Natural Resource Policy by Frederick Cubbage,Jay O'Laughlin,M. Nils Peterson Pdf

Natural resource policies provide the foundation for sustainable resource use, management, and protection. Natural Resource Policy blends policy processes, history, institutions, and current events to analyze sustainable development of natural resources. The book’s detailed coverage explores the market and political allocation and management of natural resources for human benefits, as well as their contributions for environmental services. Wise natural resource policies that promote sustainable development, not senseless exploitation, promise to improve our quality of life and the environment. Public or private policies may be used to manage natural resources. When private markets are inadequate due to public goods or market failure, many policy options, including regulations, education, incentives, government ownership, and hybrid public/private policy instruments may be crafted by policy makers. Whether a policy is intended to promote intensive management of natural resources to enhance sustained yield or to restore degraded conditions to a more socially desirable state, this comprehensive guide outlines the ways in which natural resource managers can use their technical skills within existing administrative and legal frameworks to implement or influence policy.

Author : Melody Hessing,Michael Howlett
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Environmental policy
ISBN : 0774806141

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Canadian Natural Resource and Environmental Policy by Melody Hessing,Michael Howlett Pdf

This book examines policy-making in one of the most significant areasof activity in the Canadian economy -- natural resources and theenvironment. It discusses the evolution of resource policies from theearly era of exploitation to the present era of resource andenvironmental management. Using an integrated political economy andpolicy perspective, the book provides an analytic framework from whichthe foundation of ideological perspectives, administrative structures,and substantive issues are explored. The integration of social scienceperspectives and the combination of theoretical and empirical work makethis innovative book one of the most comprehensive analyses of Canadiannatural resource and environmental policy to date.

Author : Thomas Professor Sterner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136522345

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Policy Instruments for Environmental and Natural Resource Management by Thomas Professor Sterner Pdf

As Thomas Sterner points out, the economic 'toolkit' for dealing with environmental problems has become formidable. It includes taxes, charges, permits, deposit-refund systems, labeling, and other information disclosure mechanisms. Though not all these devices are widely used, empirical application has started within some sectors, and we are beginning to see the first systematic efforts at an advanced policy design that takes due account of market-based incentives. Sterner‘s book encourages more widespread and careful use of economic policy instruments. Intended primarily for application in developing and transitional countries, the book compares the accumulated experiences of the use of economic policy instruments in the U.S. and Europe, as well as in select rich and poor countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Ambitious in scope, the book discusses the design of instruments that can be employed in a wide range of contexts, including transportation, industrial pollution, water pricing, waste, fisheries, forests, and agriculture. Policy Instruments for Environmental and Natural Resource Management is deeply rooted in economics but also informed by perspectives drawn from political, legal, ecological, and psychological research. Sterner notes that, in addition to meeting requirements for efficiency, the selection and design of policy instruments must satisfy criteria involving equity and political acceptability. He is careful to distinguish between the well-designed plans of policymakers and the resulting behavior of society. A copublication of Resources for the Future, the World Bank, and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).

Author : International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781552502303

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Communities, Livelihoods and Natural Resources by International Development Research Centre (Canada) Pdf

This book synthesizes results from a 7-year programme of applied research on community-based approaches to natural resource management in Asia. By presenting field reports of innovative approaches to poverty reduction and sustainable resource use, it provides practitioners with models of ""good practice"" in participatory, community-based resource management, and it demonstrates how site-based research contributes to broader learning in the field of natural resource management and policy. There are 11 case studies featured, from some of the most marginal areas of rural China, Mongolia, Laos, V.

Author : James R. Rasband,James Salzman,Mark Squillace,Sam Kalen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Conservation of natural resources
ISBN : 160930442X

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Natural Resources Law and Policy by James R. Rasband,James Salzman,Mark Squillace,Sam Kalen Pdf

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Author : Judith Rees
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 679 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351623032

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Natural Resources by Judith Rees Pdf

In this book, first published in 1990, Judith Rees considers the spatial distribution of resource availability, development and consumption, and the distribution of resource-generated wealth and welfare. Showing that there are no simple answers, she analyses the complex interactions between economic forces, administrative structures and political institutions. This well-structured text is essential reading for upper-level students in geography, environmental planning, economics and resource management.

Author : Melody Hessing,Michael Howlett,Tracy Summerville
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780774840989

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Canadian Natural Resource and Environmental Policy, 2nd ed. by Melody Hessing,Michael Howlett,Tracy Summerville Pdf

This book provides an analytic framework from which the foundation of ideological perspectives, administrative structures, and substantive issues are explored. Departing from traditional approaches that emphasize a single discipline or perspective, it offers an interdisciplinary framework with which to think through ecological, political, economic, and social issues. It also provides a multi-stage analysis of policy making from agenda setting through the evaluation process. The integration of social science perspectives and the combination of theoretical and empirical work make this innovative book one of the most comprehensive analyses of Canadian natural resource and environmental policy to date.

Author : Jörg Mayer,Brian Chambers,Ayisha Farooq
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1999-05-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1782541292

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Development Policies in Natural Resource Economies by Jörg Mayer,Brian Chambers,Ayisha Farooq Pdf

An examination of the factors that influence economic growth and sustainable development in countries with a significant natural resource sector. It looks at how to make the primary sector sufficiently productive to provide for investment in both itself and other sectors of the economy.

Author : Bernadette P. Resurreccion,Rebecca Elmhirst
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781136565045

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Gender and Natural Resource Management by Bernadette P. Resurreccion,Rebecca Elmhirst Pdf

This book is about the gender dimensions of natural resource exploitation and management, with a focus on Asia. It explores the uneasy negotiations between theory, policy and practice that are often evident within the realm of gender, environment and natural resource management, especially where gender is understood as a political, negotiated and contested element of social relationships. It offers a critical feminist perspective on gender relations and natural resource management in the context of contemporary policy concerns: decentralized governance, the elimination of poverty and themainstreaming of gender. Through a combination of strong conceptual argument and empirical material from a variety of political economic and ecological contexts (including Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam), the book examines gender-environment linkages within shifting configurations of resource access and control. The book will serve as a core resource for students of gender studies and natural resource management, and as supplementary reading for a wide range of disciplines including geography, environmental studies, sociology and development. It also provides a stimulating collection of ideas for professionals looking to incorporate gender issues within their practice in sustainable development. Published with IDRC.

Author : Hemant R. Ojha,Ram B. Chhetri
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781552503713

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Knowledge Systems and Natural Resources by Hemant R. Ojha,Ram B. Chhetri Pdf

In recent years, knowledge systems have become key areas of concern for researchers, policy-makers and developmental activists. Knowledge Systems and Natural Resources is a unique collection of case studies from Nepal. It provides rich and incisive insights into critical social processes and deliberative governance. It analyses how knowledge is produced, disseminated and applied in various aspects of natural resource governance in Nepal. The book challenges the dichotomy between traditional and scientific knowledge. It proposes to differentiate among systems of knowledge on the basis of political standing of social actors engaged in natural resource governance. It further proposes that change in governance hinges on how the diverse systems of knowledge come into deliberative interface and to what extent the unequal distribution of power and knowledge resources in society constrain the process of deliberation.

Author : Ariel Dinar,José Albiac,Joaquín Sánchez-Soriano
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0415774225

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Game Theory and Policymaking in Natural Resources and the Environment by Ariel Dinar,José Albiac,Joaquín Sánchez-Soriano Pdf

This book includes chapters by experts from developing and developed countries that apply game theory to issues in natural resources and the environment, demonstrating the usefulness of game theory in policy-making and appealing to a wide audience.

Author : Shahid Yusuf,Breda Griffith,Rwitwika Bhattacharya
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821387856

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Frontiers in Development Policy by Shahid Yusuf,Breda Griffith,Rwitwika Bhattacharya Pdf

The global crisis of 2008-09 has brought to the forefront a plethora of economic and political policy issues. There is a re-opening of discussion on basic economic concepts, appropriate framework for analysis, role of private and public sectors in the economy, structural transformation of economies, human development and managing of growing risks and crises. The purpose of this book has been to bring home the inter-linkages in various parts of the economy and the need for practical policy making to reach development goals while being aware of the instabilities, complexities and downside risks inherent in the nature of a an economy operating in a globalized world. Thematically, this book focuses on two core types of policy: policies that promote strong, sustainable and inclusive growth in low income and middle income developing countries and new and emerging policies that necessitates a discussion amongst policy makers and practitioners. Throughout the book, the authors provide insight in to the different types of policy approaches that can be taken to help the economy grow. Ultimately the book looks to foster discussion amongst policy makers on growth and development.

Author : Washington Odongo Ochola,P. C. Sanginga,Isaac Bekalo
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789966792099

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Managing Natural Resources for Development in Africa by Washington Odongo Ochola,P. C. Sanginga,Isaac Bekalo Pdf

The complex and dynamic interlinks between natural resource management (NRM) and development have long been recognized by national and international research and development organizations and have generated voluminous literature. However, much of what is available in the form of university course books, practical learning manuals and reference materials in NRM is based on experiences from outside Africa. Managing Natural Resources for Development in Africa: A Resource Book provides an understanding of the various levels at which NRM issues occur and are being addressed scientifically, economically, socially and politically. The book's nine chapters present state-of-the-art perspectives within a holistic African context. The book systematically navigates the tricky landscape of integrated NRM, with special reference to Eastern and Southern Africa, against the backdrop of prevailing local, national, regional and global social, economic and environmental challenges. The authors' wide experience, the rich references made to emerging challenges and opportunities, and the presentation of different tools, principles, approaches, case studies and processes make the book a rich and valuable one-stop resource for postgraduate students, researchers, policymakers and NRM practitioners. The book is designed to help the reader grasp in-depth NRM perspectives and presents innovative guidance for research design and problem solving, including review questions, learning activities and recommended further reading. The book was developed through a writeshop process by a multi-disciplinary team of lecturers from the University of Nairobi, Egerton University, Kenyatta University, the University of Zimbabwe, the University of Malawi, Makerere University and the University of Dar es Salam. In addition, selected NRM experts from regional and international research organizations including the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF), the Africa Forest Forum, RUFORUM, IIRR and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) participated in the writeshop and contributed material to the book.

Author : Thomas L. Burton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Environmental policy
ISBN : OCLC:1150819977

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Natural Resource Policy in Canada by Thomas L. Burton Pdf

Author : Sami Mahroum,Yasser Al-Saleh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317338758

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Economic Diversification Policies in Natural Resource Rich Economies by Sami Mahroum,Yasser Al-Saleh Pdf

Economic diversification remains at the top of the agenda for hundreds of regions around the world. From the single commodity economies of African countries and the Caribbean, to the many single industry regions of Europe and North America, as well as the oil and gas rich but volatile hydrocarbon economies. Economic diversification policies have been around for almost a century with varying degrees of success and failure. Economic Diversification Policies in Natural Resource Rich Economies takes a special interest in the policy experiences of a set of different countries that have extractive industries representing significant drivers of their economies and subsequently are significant contributors to government revenues. It explores twelve cases including upper-middle to high income economies such as Canada, Australia, Iceland and Norway, emerging economies such as Latin America, the GCC (Saudi and UAE), Kazakhstan, Malaysia and Russia, as well as the developing economy of Uganda. Each chapter provides a review of economic diversification experiences including policy environment, diversification strategies, desired outcomes, the role of government, and a critical evaluation of achievements. This book is suitable for those who study environmental economics, development economics and resource management.