Environmental Valuation in South Asia
Environmental Valuation in South Asia

Author: A. K. Enamul Haque

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-08-15

Total Pages: 499

ISBN-13: 1139504789

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This book is about understanding the value of environmental services in South Asia. It provides an overview of different environmental problems in South Asia and examines how economic valuation techniques can be used to assess these problems. It brings together multiple case studies on valuation undertaken by economists and environmental scientists from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka under the aegis of the South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE). The book addresses the challenges of valuing environmental changes that are unique to developing countries. Each chapter starts with a description of an environmental problem and the valuation strategy used, followed by a discussion of estimation methods and results. It is designed to serve as a reference book for students, teachers, researchers, non-government organizations and practitioners of environmental valuation. Those interested in development and environmental economics, and natural resource management policies, will also find it useful.

Environmental Valuation in South Asia
Environmental Valuation in South Asia

Author: A. K. Enamul Haque

Publisher:

Published: 2014-05-14

Total Pages: 499

ISBN-13: 9781139190800

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"Provides an overview of different environmental problems in South Asia and examines how economic valuation techniques can be used to assess these problems"--Provided by publisher.

The Routledge Handbook of Environmental Economics in Asia
The Routledge Handbook of Environmental Economics in Asia

Author: Shunsuke Managi

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-02-11

Total Pages: 691

ISBN-13: 1317597877

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Problems of climate change, biodiversity and air pollution are clearly growing globally, but more particularly in Asia because of its economic importance and richness in nature. The increasing interest in environmental and resource economics applied in regions of Asia will make this book an outstanding resource to the existing literature, particularly in the fields of environmental and resource economics and the integration of applied content in traditional and agricultural development. At present there is no single handbook or text on the state of current knowledge in environmental economics in Asia or one which offers a comprehensive guide to students and academics on the subjects of environmental economics research. This book will help to fill the gap in the existing literature.

The Environment and Economic Development in South Asia
The Environment and Economic Development in South Asia

Author: Mohammad Alauddin

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1998-05-15

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1349263923

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The major challenges facing South Asia to achieve sustainable development are investigated, using case studies and applying new points of view in economic thought about the connection between development and the environment. After reviewing economic perspectives on development and the environment and South Asia's situation, particular issues such as depletion of natural resources and land degradation, the environmental impacts and consequences of extending markets, of technological change and property rights are examined. Environmental change and employment, income distribution and poverty, population growth and urbanisation are considered.

Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Valuation, Institutions, and Policy in Southeast Asia
Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Valuation, Institutions, and Policy in Southeast Asia

Author: Nancy Olewiler

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-02-03

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 9811001413

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This book is a compendium of case studies illustrating how economic tools and techniques can be used to address a wide range of problems in the management and conservation of marine and coastal ecosystems in a developing country context. The studies, which were conducted with support from the Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA), cover topics such as mobilizing conservation finance from beneficiaries of marine and coastal ecosystem services; quantifying ecosystem damage and its impact on dependents of ecosystem resources and services; determining the best package of policy reforms that put a price on pollution and regulate economic activities generating pollution with the goal of restoring coastal and marine resources; and analyzing community-based institutions that support sustainable management of fisheries and coastal resources. Studies in the book also provide general guidelines for conducting economic appraisals. It is essential reading for teachers, researchers, students and practitioners in fishery economics, economic development, ecosystem management, and other key issues facing policymakers in the Southeast Asian region.

Cost-Benefit Studies of Natural Resource Management in Southeast Asia
Cost-Benefit Studies of Natural Resource Management in Southeast Asia

Author: David James

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-03-19

Total Pages: 397

ISBN-13: 9812873937

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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.

State, Society and the Environment in South Asia
State, Society and the Environment in South Asia

Author: Stig Toft Madsen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-12-16

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 1136797920

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Contemporary thinking favours local participation and local stake-holding under a decentralized, democratic framework as the just and efficient solution to contemporary South Asian environmental dilemmas and crises. In a series of case studies and more extensive audits, a group of mainly Nordic and American authors seek to substantiate, qualify or criticize this formula. Covering both urban and rural environments, the hills and the plains, the book provides insights into the actual management and mismanagement of resources in India and Pakistan. Contents Income Distribution and Environmental Degradation; The State and Local Management in Colonial Irrigation; Oral Histories of Environmental Change in Rajasthan; The Van Gujjars and the Rajaji National Park; Implementing International Regimes in India; Forest Contractors as Intermediaries in Pakistan's Forestry; Tragedy of Collective Action among farmers in South India; International production of Pesticides; Voluntary Organisations in Environmental Service Provision; The Use of Metaphor in Himalayan Resource Management.