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Environmental accounting in action : case studies from southern Africa / Glenn-Marie Lange, Rashid Hassan, Kirk Hamilton ; with a contribution from Moortaza Jiwanji

By: Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Edward Elgar E-Book ArchivePublisher: Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass : E. Elgar, 2003Description: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 223 p) : illISBN:
  • 9781781952955
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: 1843760762 | 9781843760764 (hardback) | Erscheint auch als: 9781843760764 (hardback) Druck-Ausgabe | Elektronische Reproduktion von: Environmental accounting in action. Cheltenham [u.a.] : Elgar, 2003. XIV, 223 SDDC classification:
  • 333.7/14/0968 21
RVK: RVK: QP 240LOC classification:
  • HF5686.N3
DOI: DOI: 10.4337/9781781952955Online resources: Summary: Environmental Accounting in Action studies the experiences of Namibia, Botswana and South Africa, the core countries of a unique, regional environmental accounting programme in Southern Africa. Covering minerals, forestry, fisheries and water, each chapter provides important lessons about sustainable resource management. As a whole, the case studies demonstrate how to overcome the many challenges of constructing environmental accounts and the mechanics of successful implementation. By providing a transparent system of information about the relationship between human activities and the environment, the accounts have improved policy dialogue among different stakeholders and have played a significant role in environmental policy designSummary: 1. Basic concepts and methods of natural resource and environmental accounting -- 2. Mineral accounts : managing an exhaustible resource -- 3. Forestry accounts : capturing the value of forest and woodland resources -- 4. Fisheries accounts : management of a recovering fishery -- 5. Water accounts : an economic perspective on managing water scarcity -- 6. Managing natural capital and national wealthPPN: PPN: 1023445514Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-EWE
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