Presenting the very best contemporary research across key topics in environmental and natural resource economics, this series offers a platform for exciting new contributions to the present literature and provides topical breadth and international appeal that will attract a wide international readership.
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By Gamini Herath, Tony Prato
June 07, 2019
Providing useful insights on the use of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) in natural resource management, this book examines a number of empirical applications for several countries and a variety of natural resources. It is shown that using MCDA in the management of water, forestry, ...
By Hynd Bouhia
December 21, 2017
This title was first published in 2001. Providing a new methodology to analyze the fundamental interrelationship between the sustainable management of a country’s water resources and the formulation of effective strategies for socio-economic development, this book captures the complex nature of ...
By Solveig Glomsrød, Petter Osmundsen
February 27, 2017
This book addresses the challenges facing stable democratic states in dealing with oil companies in order to secure general welfare gains. Political stability means that such states should be able to take a longer term perspective. The principal topic considered is petroleum industry regulation but...
By R. Quentin Grafton, James Kirkley, Dale Squires
October 31, 2016
Many of the world's fisheries face major challenges including overfishing, overcapacity and low returns. Using recent developments in microeconomic theory and with numerous case studies and examples, this book shows how to measure efficiency, productivity, profitability, capacity of fishing fleets ...
By Kevin J. Boyle, Kathleen P. Bell
October 26, 2016
Public concern over land management has never been greater. This book provides a broad overview of the economics of rural land-use change, drawing attention to the meaningful role economic analysis can play in resolving public concern and supporting future, pro-active land management strategies in ...