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Institutional economics and fisheries management : the case of Pacific tuna
Petersen, Elizabeth H. - 2006
decades, stimulated by increased competition for access and exploitation of resources, leading to emerging scarcity of these … very resources. This book aims to contribute to the biological and economic sustainability of fish resources worldwide by … providing an analysis of fisheries management in the context of new institutional economics …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851379
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Environmental co-operation and institutional change : theories and policies for European agriculture
Hagedorn, Konrad (ed.) - 2002
change can be organised. In particular, they highlight the need for cooperation, and the participation of farmers, as a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474109
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Understanding collaborative consumption
Albinsson, Pia A. (ed.); Perera, B. Yasanthi (ed.);  … - 2024
"This dynamic book explores the importance of collaborative consumption; which is particularly relevant at a time when the sharing economy has established itself as part of the mainstream market. Nearly 40 expert scholars across the globe go beyond the existing literature to investigate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014544831
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Learning to compete in European universities : from social institution to knowledge business
McKelvey, Maureen D. (contributor);  … - 2009
-Saxon universities particularly in the US, the UK and Australia have long been subject to, and responded to, market-based competition in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851977
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Competitive electricity markets and sustainability
Lévêque, François (contributor) - 2006
This book responds to the opening up of electricity markets to competition, which has completely changed the nature of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851235
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The quest for a general theory of leadership
Goethals, George R. (contributor);  … - 2006
In this compelling book, top scholars from diverse fields describe the progress they have made in developing a general theory of leadership. Led by James MacGregor Burns, Pulitzer Prize winning author of the classic Leadership (1978), they tell the story of this intellectual venture and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852052
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Shrimp farming and mangrove loss in Thailand
Suthawan Sathirathai (contributor);  … - 2004
Through in-depth case studies of local communities in four distinct coastal areas in Southern Thailand, the authors are able to assess objectively the underlying economic causes, and consequences, of mangrove deforestation due to the expansion of shrimp farms
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850706
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Explorations in environmental and natural resource economics : essays in honor of Gardner M. Brown, Jr
Layton, David, F. (contributor);  … - 2006
Gardner M. Brown, Jr. has been a leading innovator in the development of environmental and natural resource economics. This book comprises essays written in his honor by some of the most distinguished economists working in this field
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850806
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Valuing complex natural resource systems : the case of the Lagoon of Venice
Alberini, Anna (contributor);  … - 2006
In complex natural resource systems, modifications or disruptions tend to affect many and diverse components of the ecological system, settlements and groups of people. This book uses the Lagoon of Venice-- a unique natural resource, wildlife habitat, centre of cultural heritage and recreational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851947
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Climate change and the economics of the world's fisheries : examples of small pelagic stocks
Barange, Manuel (contributor);  … - 2006
To date, research on the economic implications of climate change on fisheries has been both limited and fragmented. The …1. Global warming, small pelagic fisheries and risk / Ragnar Arnason -- 2. The collapse of the Norwegian herring … fisheries in the 1960s and 1970s : crisis, adaptation and recovery / Torbjørn Lorentzen and Rögnvaldur Hannesson -- 3. Sharing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852030