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Saving Small Island Developing States: Environmental and Natural Resource Challenges

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Nath,Shyam, Contributor.
Roberts, John L., Contributor.
Madhoo,Yeti Nisha, Contributor.
Language:
English
Physical Description:
1 online resource (399 pages)
Other Title:
Saving small island developing states
Place of Publication:
[Place of publication not identified] Commonwealth Secretariat 2011
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Saving Small Developing Island States introduces the key policy challenges small island states face in dealing with the environmental consequences of climate change. It will be of interest to environmental and natural resource managers in small island states, government policy-makers, and academics and students in the fields of public policy.
Contents:
Cover
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
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
Glossary of key concepts and key players
About the contributors.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
1-283-43890-9
9786613438904
1-84859-082-2
OCLC:
817057250

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