Economics of Poverty, Environment and Natural-Resource Use - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1402083033 ISBN 13 : 9781402083037

Editeur : Springer, 2008

Synopsis

Reduction of poverty is a tremendous and persistent challenge for the global community. Given that the livelihood of millions is at stake, there is an urgent need to reconsider the causes of and the remedies for poverty. Poverty and its reduction are closely linked to the natural-resources base. The quality and bounty of the local environment certainly affect living conditions of the poor and their poverty is often seen as a contributing factor to the degraded condition of the local environment. Teasing apart the direction of causality in this resource–poverty nexus is a serious empirical challenge.

This book contributes to an improved understanding of the economic dimensions of environmental and natural-resource management and poverty alleviation. The ten chapters of the book offer an overview of the current knowledge concerning the relation between poverty, environment and natural-resource use. Three sides of the debate receive particular attention. First, the relation between resource use and poverty is discussed from a theoretical point of view. Second, it is questioned whether payments for environmental services or considering values of resources can be an effective tool for stimulating both sustainable resource use and poverty alleviation. Third, alternative strategies to break the land degradation–poverty cycle are discussed.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1402083033
• ISBN 13: 9781402083037
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 220
• Éditeur: Dellink Rob B., Ruijs Arjan
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