Natural Resources Management

Contents Preface 1 Introduction 2 Applying livelihood approaches to natural resource management 3 Natural resource management and vulnerability reduction 4 Role of expert system in natural resources management 5 Natural resources and sustainable livelihood 6 Socio-economic methodologies for natural resources research 7 Natural resources management and climate change 8 Decentralizing natural resources management 9 Environmental policies and natural resources management 10 Environment natural resources management and conservation 11 Regional co-operation on environment economy and natural resources management 12 Conservation of natural resources including forestry and wildlife 13 Corruption and the curse of natural resources 14 Policy options and strategies in natural resources management Bibliography IndexNatural Resource Management refers to the management of natural resources such as land water soil plants and animals with a particular focus on how management affects the quality of life for both present and future generations Natural resource management is congruent with the concept of sustainable development a scientific principle that forms a basis for sustainable global land management and environmental governance to conserve and preserve natural resources Natural resource management specifically focuses on a scientific and technical understanding of resources and ecology and the life-supporting capacity of those resources Environmental management is also similar to natural resource management 280 pp.…