Natural Resource Management and Mismanagement

David Henley

Chapter 1 in A History of Natural Resources in Asia, 2007, pp 19-37 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Using evidence from the history of agriculture in Southeast Asia, this chapter attempts to say something about the conditions required for effective management of natural resources. Effective management, as understood here, means management for sustainability. In recent literature sustainability is often defined in eclectic ways and according to abstract criteria, such as preserving the “quality” of the environment and the “integrity” of ecosystems (Smith and Jalal 2000, 16). In this chapter, however, sustainability simply means that the availability of whatever resource is under discussion—be it food, soil, or biodiversity—does not decrease over time.

Keywords: Natural Resource Management; Tree Crop; Population Pressure; Irrigate Rice; Swidden Farming (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230607538_2

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