"In one volume, this book brings together a diversity of approaches, theory and frameworks that can be used to analyse the governance of renewable natural resources. Renewable natural resources are under pressure, with overexploitation and degradation raising concern globally. Understanding...

"The book, Sustainability and Resources: Theoretical Issues in Dynamic Economics, presents a collection of mathematical models dealing with sustainability and resource management. The focus in Part A is on harvesting renewable resources, while Part B explores the optimal extraction of...

Angesichts dramatischer Verknappung und weltweit steigendem Bedarf stellt die Verfügbarkeit von Rohstoffen als Grundlage unserer Wirtschaft ein zentrales Problem dar. Das Buch informiert kompetent und übersichtlich über die aktuelle Situation und mögliche Alternativen und Lösungsstrategien....

Attempts to "civilize" the exploitation of natural and mineral resources are globally promoted. The body of rules and regulations -often the outcome of prolonged socio-environmental and political struggles- is impressive. However, the outcomes of their implementation are much less convincing....