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. Index.

Natural 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.