In this book, the first of two volumes, the authors provide detailed case studies of valuation techniques that have been used in developing countries. They demonstrate that valuation works and that it can yield significant insights into policy-relevant issues regarding conservation and economic...

Intro -- Cover -- Social Networks and Natural Resource Management -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Part I Introduction -- 1 A social relational approach to natural resource governance -- 1.1 THE SOCIAL DIMENSION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -- 1.2 A NEED FOR A...

Research trends in global environmental politics / Peter Dauvergne -- When regimes backfire : institutional expectations and environmental deadlock / J. Samuel Barkin -- Changing issue structure to avoid free riders : protecting the ocean environment / Elizabeth R. DeSombre -- International...