Bøger i Natural Resource Management and Policy serien
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- Economic Policies and Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries
2.172,95 kr. In recent years, development policy has responded to an increasing concern about natural resource degradation by setting up innovative payment for environmental services (PES) programs in developing countries.
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- 2.172,95 kr.
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- Bog
- 1.989,95 kr.
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2.224,95 kr. Nonpoint-source pollution (NPSP) poses a special challenge to society's ability to manage its collective environmental good - especially surface and groundwater quality.
- Bog
- 2.224,95 kr.
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- Theory and Case Studies
1.777,95 kr. Africa has suffered the most dramatic impacts from drought during the past several decades the recent droughts in the southern and eastern portions of the continent are testimony to that fact.
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- 1.777,95 kr.
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1.431,95 kr. It includes an overview of the inclusion of SEC assessment in the regulation of LMOs that looks at the rationale for the inclusion of SECs, in the context of the existing science-based risk assessment systems.
- Bog
- 1.431,95 kr.
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- A Global Perspective
1.097,95 kr. Interest in biofuels began with oil shocks in the 1970's, but the more rapid development and consumption of biofuel industry in recent years has been primarily driven by mandates, subsidies, climate change concerns, emissions targets and energy security.
- Bog
- 1.097,95 kr.
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- Building Resilience to Climate Change
623,95 kr. This book is open access under a CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO license. The book uses an economic lens to identify the main features of climate-smart agriculture (CSA), its likely impact, and the challenges associated with its implementation.
- Bog
- 623,95 kr.
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1.533,95 - 1.600,95 kr. This book discusses the regulatory and trade challenges facing the global adoption of biotechnological products and offers strategies for overcoming these obstacles and moving towards greater global food security.
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- 1.533,95 kr.
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- From State Intervention to a Free Market
1.104,95 - 1.286,95 kr. This book examines Brazil's sugarcane supply chain, in phases of government intervention and in the more recent free-market environment. The lessons of the Brazilian experience can contribute to adoption of alternative modes of biofuel production elsewhere.
- Bog
- 1.104,95 kr.
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1.364,95 kr. It includes an overview of the inclusion of SEC assessment in the regulation of LMOs that looks at the rationale for the inclusion of SECs, in the context of the existing science-based risk assessment systems.
- Bog
- 1.364,95 kr.
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- Government Policies and Market Practices
1.527,95 kr. Since their commercial introduction in 1996, genetically modified (GM) crops have been adopted by farmers around the world at impressive rates. Despite the rapid uptake of GM crops, the various social and economic benefits as well as the expanding rate innovation, the use of GM crops remains controversial in parts of the world.
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- 1.527,95 kr.
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- International Conflict and Negotiated Resolution
2.222,95 kr. This interdisciplinary volume reviews the roots of conflict over the Jordan between Arabs and Jews and the development of that conflict over the past 150 years, analyzing the positions of Arabs and Israelis and the role of the United States in promoting a settlement.
- Bog
- 2.222,95 kr.
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2.186,95 kr. Trade liberalization has been the result of a variety of factors, including the implementation of the Uruguay Round Agreement, and the establishment of a variety of regional trade agreements, such as the North America Free Trade Agreement.
- Bog
- 2.186,95 kr.
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- Bog
- 1.222,95 kr.
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1.333,95 kr. In the book's four Parts, the interdisciplinary approach to many issues contributes to the relationship between water and poverty. Part I includes articles on the conceptual and methodological issues concerning poverty reduction through water resources development.
- Bog
- 1.333,95 kr.
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1.676,95 kr. The subject of this volume is the human economy and its coevolutionary relationship with the natural world. The new fields of ecological economics and evolutionary economics can help us understand the relationship between the economy, society and the environment and may help us to formulate effective policies to manage these changes.
- Bog
- 1.676,95 kr.
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1.132,95 kr. In 1981 Chile's military government dictated a new Water Code that radically changed the country's previous water rights system by strengthening private property rights, favoring market incentives, and reducing state regulation.
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- 1.132,95 kr.
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1.444,95 kr. This book provides an overview of the state of animal agriculture and present methodologies and proposals to develop policies that result in sustainable and profitable animal production that will protect human and environmental health, enhance livelihood of smallholders and meet consumer needs.
- Bog
- 1.444,95 kr.
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- Policy Implications
1.129,95 - 1.444,95 kr. The evaluation of the water footprint and virtual water trade offers a way to examine the sustainability of a water resources. This book is based on the research and results of a study carried out for Spain, which serves as a case for a semi-arid country.
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- 1.129,95 kr.
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- International Conflict and Negotiated Resolution
2.257,95 kr. This interdisciplinary volume reviews the roots of conflict over the Jordan between Arabs and Jews and the development of that conflict over the past 150 years, analyzing the positions of Arabs and Israelis and the role of the United States in promoting a settlement.
- Bog
- 2.257,95 kr.
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- Evaluating Environmental Conflict Resolution in the River Basins of the American West
1.151,95 - 1.175,95 kr. This thoughtful reference identifies, applies, and evaluates criteria to define success in complex multi-party natural resource disputes.
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- 1.151,95 kr.
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- U.S. Agricultural Productivity Growth and the Benefits from Public R&D Spending
2.778,95 kr. This book covers the evolving path of U.S. agriculture in the 20th Century and the role of public research and development in that evolution. Through detailed analysis, it shows that the benefits of public investment in agriculture greatly outweigh the costs.
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- 2.778,95 kr.
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2.250,95 kr. This volume summarizes the current state of knowledge in the economic literature of management of agricultural biotechnology and biodiversity in agricultural and economic development.
- Bog
- 2.250,95 kr.
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1.724,95 kr. The subject of this volume is the human economy and its coevolutionary relationship with the natural world. The new fields of ecological economics and evolutionary economics can help us understand the relationship between the economy, society and the environment and may help us to formulate effective policies to manage these changes.
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- 1.724,95 kr.
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1.444,95 kr. In the book's four Parts, the interdisciplinary approach to many issues contributes to the relationship between water and poverty. Part I includes articles on the conceptual and methodological issues concerning poverty reduction through water resources development.
- Bog
- 1.444,95 kr.
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2.259,95 kr. Trade liberalization has been the result of a variety of factors, including the implementation of the Uruguay Round Agreement, and the establishment of a variety of regional trade agreements, such as the North America Free Trade Agreement.
- Bog
- 2.259,95 kr.
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2.561,95 kr. The book covers the various aspects of the use of pesticides, their behavior, degradation, and impacts in wetland ricefields, and presents the results of surveys conducted in the Philippines and Thailand.
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- 2.561,95 kr.
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1.844,95 kr. Flexible Incentives for the Adoption of Environmental Technologies in Agriculture identifies and structures more flexible economic incentives for the achievement of environmental goals in agriculture.
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- 1.844,95 kr.
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2.215,95 kr. Today the goal of designing highly productive, sustainable agricultural produc tion systems is at the forefront of the agricultural research agenda around the world.
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- 2.215,95 kr.
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2.444,95 kr. After all the research on agricultural risk to date, the treatment of risk in agricultural research is far from harmonious.
- Bog
- 2.444,95 kr.