Saving small island developing states : environmental and natural resource challenges /
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| Imprint: | London : Commonwealth Secretariat, c2010. |
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| Description: | vii, 389 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8292060 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Introduction
- Overview
- Part 1. Theory and its applications
- 1. Concepts and public policy issues in environmental and natural resource analysis
- 2. Valuation of non-market environmental goods and services
- 3. Impact assessment and biodiversity conservation: An application of EIA and SEA
- 4. Environmental policy instruments and governance
- Part 2. Seminal published papers
- 5. How economists see the environment
- 6. The obligations of a policy economist
- 7. Economic growth, carrying capacity, and the environment
- 8. Sustainability: An economist's perspective
- Part 3. Case studies: Valuation, policy instruments and projects
- 9. Environmental valuation methods in SIDS
- 10. Tax instruments for environmental management in tourist destinations
- 11. Road transport, motorisation and pollution
- 12. An illustration of the tragedy of the commons: The demise of the Aral Sea
- Part 4. Policy in action
- 13. Climate change and SIDS
- 14. Disaster risk reduction: Practical adaptive options
- 15. Coastal lagoon management in three Pacific Island situations: Is scientific knowledge used effectively?
- 16. Environmental policy for water resources development: A case study of Trinidad
- 17. Sustainable energy from renewable biological resources: Sugarcane bagasse energy cogeneration in Mauritius
- 18. Trade liberalisation and environmental considerations for the Caribbean Department of Sustainable Development of the OAS
- 19. Intellectual property rights and anti-competitive behaviour: Major deterrents to ecology and economic progress of SIDS
- Part 5. Global issues and environmental management
- 20. Making sense of the Millennium Development Goals
- 21. Methods of analysis used in global and regional assessments and indices of performance in environmental governance
- 22. Managing the sustainable development of small island states
- 23. Epilogue: Conclusion and discussion of emerging issues and policy agenda
- Annexes
- Annex A. Scenarios for sustainable development: Development v. disaster
- Annex B. From Rio to 2015: An overview of select milestones in regional and global policy formation on sustainable development and environmental management
- Annex C. Glossary of key concepts and key players
- About the contributors
