Shrimp farming and mangrove loss in Thailand / edited by Edward B. Barbier, Suthawan Sathirathai.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barbier, Edward, 1957-

Suthawan Sathirathai.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shrimp culture--Environmental aspects--Thailand.

Shrimp culture.

Shrimp culture--Economic aspects--Thailand.

Mangrove ecology--Thailand.

Mangrove ecology.

Endangered ecosystems--Thailand.

Endangered ecosystems.

Shrimp culture--Economic aspects.

Shrimp culture--Environmental aspects.

Thailand.

Physical Description:

xii, 268 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northhampton, MA : Edward Elgar, [2004]

Contents:

Map of Thailand indicating Phang-nga and Nakhon Si Thammarat provinces xii

1. Introduction: global mangrove loss and economic development / Edward B. Barbier, Mark Cox 1

Part I National Trends and Analysis of Mangroves

2. The importance of mangroves: ecological perspectives and socio-economic values / Sanit Aksornkoae, Ruangrai Tokrisna, Wattana Sugunnasil, Suthawan Sathirathai 27

3. Overview of shrimp farming and mangrove loss in Thailand / Sanit Aksornkoae, Ruangrai Tokrisna 37

4. Analysis of shrimp farm expansion and mangrove conversion in Thailand, 1979-96 / Edward B. Barbier, Mark Cox 52

Part II Case Studies: Phang-Nga and Nakhon Si Thammarat

5. Analytical background of the case studies and research sites: ecological, historical and social perspectives / Sanit Aksornkoae, Wattana Sugunnasil, Suthawan Sathirathai 73

6. Mangrove dependency, income distribution and conservation / Isra Sarntisart, Suthawan Sathirathai 96

7. Household use of mangrove and mangrove conservation decisions / Edward B. Barbier, Mark Cox, Isra Sarntisart 115

8. The effects of mangrove loss on the labor allocation of households / Edward B. Barbier, Mark Cox 131

9. Analysis of shrimp farms' use of land / Ruangrai Tokrisna 154

10. Coastal communities, mangrove loss and shrimp farming: social and institutional perspectives / Wattana Sugunnasil, Suthawan Sathirathai 191

11. Comparative returns of mangroves for shrimp farming and local direct and indirect uses in Surat Thani Province / Suthawan Sathirathai, Edward B. Barbier 210

Part III Mangrove Loss and Shrimp Farming in Thailand: Conclusions

12. Conclusions of the study and policy recommendations / Edward B. Barbier, Suthawan Sathirathai 231.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-259) and index.

ISBN:

1843766019

OCLC:

52704792