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Cost-benefit studies of natural resource management in Southeast Asia
\"This book applies cost-benefit analysis techniques in the management of environment and natural resources in developing countries of the Southeast Asian region and presents a compendium of studies conducted by researchers supported by the Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA). It emphasizes the close relationship between the environment and natural resources and economic development in such countries, addressing a wide range of problems that can be understood using economic evaluation techniques. General guidelines for conducting economic appraisals are provided, with the case studies illustrating how they can be applied in a developing country context. Cost-Benefit Analysis Application in Environmental and Natural Resource Management in Southeast Asia serves as essential reading for teachers, researchers, students and practitioners in environmental and natural resource economics, economic development and key issues facing policymakers in the Southeast Asian region\"--Provided by publisher.
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Frontier Assemblages
Frontier Assemblages offers a new framework for thinking about resource frontiers in Asia
* Presents an empirical understanding of resource frontiers and provides tools for broader engagements and linkages
* Filled with rich ethnographic and historical case studies and contains contributions from noted scholars in the field
* Explores the political ecology of extraction, expansion and production in marginal spaces in Asia
* Maps the flows, frictions, interests and imaginations that accumulate in Asia to transformative effect
* Brings together noted anthropologists, geographers and sociologists
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The politics of environment in Southeast Asia: resources and resistance
The Politics of Environment in Southeast Asiacharts the emergence of the environment as an issue of public debate in the region. Through a series of case studies the authors explore the coalescence of social forces around environmental issues, the process of alliance formation, and the role of state institutions, media and NGOs in the complex political battles over resource allocation.The volatile tensions between the winners and losers in this struggle for the environment will make Southeast Asia a focus of increased attention.
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Communities, livelihoods and natural resources : action research and policy change in Asia
Synthesizes results from a 7-year programme of applied research on community-based approaches to natural resource management in Asia. This book provides models of 'good practice' in participatory, community-based resource management, and demonstrates how it contributes to broader learning in the field of natural resource management and policy.
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Securing our natural wealth : a policy agenda for sustainable development in India and its neighboring countries
\"This book explores various aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regimes with regard to plant-variety protection and farmers' rights; traditional knowledge; geographical indications, genetically modified crops; and access to genetic resources within the broad ambit of Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), the Convention of Biological Diversity and other treaties/protocols. Enumerating the governance provisions for India and some of its neighboring countries, including Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Thailand and Myanmar, the book synthesizes a policy agenda to drive sustainable development. Further, it assesses and interprets the status quo, and discusses key issues and implications. By comparing various governance frameworks in South Asian countries, it attempts to bridge policy issues concerning development, IPR and international studies\"--Publisher's description.
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Conservation in a crowded world : case studies from the Asia-Pacific
This book addresses some key questions for the sustainable use of natural environments: What should be conserved and who decides? Is 'use' compatible with conservation, and under what circumstances? Are trade-offs between conservation and development necessary? How do we find those elusive 'win-win' solutions?.
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