Environmental accounting in action
Lange, Glenn-Marie.
Environmental accounting in action case studies from southern Africa / [electronic resource] : Glenn-Marie Lange, Rashid Hassan, Kirk Hamilton ; with a contribution from Moortaza Jiwanji. - Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. : E. Elgar, c2003. - 1 online resource (xiv, 223 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Basic concepts and methods of natural resource and environmental accounting -- 2. Mineral accounts : managing an exhaustible resource -- 3. Forestry accounts : capturing the value of forest and woodland resources -- 4. Fisheries accounts : management of a recovering fishery -- 5. Water accounts : an economic perspective on managing water scarcity -- 6. Managing natural capital and national wealth.
Environmental Accounting in Action studies the experiences of Namibia, Botswana and South Africa, the core countries of a unique, regional environmental accounting programme in Southern Africa. Covering minerals, forestry, fisheries and water, each chapter provides important lessons about sustainable resource management. As a whole, the case studies demonstrate how to overcome the many challenges of constructing environmental accounts and the mechanics of successful implementation. By providing a transparent system of information about the relationship between human activities and the environment, the accounts have improved policy dialogue among different stakeholders and have played a significant role in environmental policy design.
9781781952955 (e-book)
2002072182
Natural resources--Accounting--Africa, Southern--Case studies.
National income--Accounting--Africa, Southern--Case studies.
Environmental auditing--Accounting--Africa, Southern--Case studies.
Electronic books.
HF5686.N3 / L36 2003
333.7/14/0968
Environmental accounting in action case studies from southern Africa / [electronic resource] : Glenn-Marie Lange, Rashid Hassan, Kirk Hamilton ; with a contribution from Moortaza Jiwanji. - Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. : E. Elgar, c2003. - 1 online resource (xiv, 223 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Basic concepts and methods of natural resource and environmental accounting -- 2. Mineral accounts : managing an exhaustible resource -- 3. Forestry accounts : capturing the value of forest and woodland resources -- 4. Fisheries accounts : management of a recovering fishery -- 5. Water accounts : an economic perspective on managing water scarcity -- 6. Managing natural capital and national wealth.
Environmental Accounting in Action studies the experiences of Namibia, Botswana and South Africa, the core countries of a unique, regional environmental accounting programme in Southern Africa. Covering minerals, forestry, fisheries and water, each chapter provides important lessons about sustainable resource management. As a whole, the case studies demonstrate how to overcome the many challenges of constructing environmental accounts and the mechanics of successful implementation. By providing a transparent system of information about the relationship between human activities and the environment, the accounts have improved policy dialogue among different stakeholders and have played a significant role in environmental policy design.
9781781952955 (e-book)
2002072182
Natural resources--Accounting--Africa, Southern--Case studies.
National income--Accounting--Africa, Southern--Case studies.
Environmental auditing--Accounting--Africa, Southern--Case studies.
Electronic books.
HF5686.N3 / L36 2003
333.7/14/0968