Environmental and Economic Issues in Forestry

Environmental and Economic Issues in Forestry
Author: Susan Shen
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1995-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780821332337

World Bank Technical Paper No. 281. Provides an overview of environmentally related priority issues in Asian forestry and contributes to the critical work of understanding the complex dynamics of those issues.

Development-Induced Displacement and Resettlement

Development-Induced Displacement and Resettlement
Author: Bogumil Terminski
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 613
Release: 2014-05-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3838267230

This book explores the issue of development-induced resettlement, with a particular emphasis on the humanitarian, legal, and social aspects of this problem. Today, so-called 'development-induced displacement and resettlement' (DIDR) is one of the dominant causes of internal spatial mobility worldwide. Each year over 15 million people are forced to abandon their homes to make space for economic development infrastructure. The construction of dams and irrigation projects, the expansion of communication networks, urbanization and re-urbanization, the extraction and transportation of mineral resources, forced evictions in urban areas, and population redistribution schemes count among the many possible causes.Terminski aims to present the issue of development-caused displacement as a highly diverse, global social problem occurring in all regions of the world. As a human rights issue it poses a challenge to public international law and to institutions providing humanitarian assistance. A significant part of this book is devoted to the current dynamics of development-caused resettlement in Europe, which has been neglected in the academic literature so far.

A Strategy for the Forest Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa

A Strategy for the Forest Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Narendra P. Sharma
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 86
Release: 1994
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780821328804

World Bank Technical Paper 251. Presents new strategies for protecting forests in Sub-Saharan Africa and underlines the importance of the region's natural resources to its economic development. Forest resources in Sub-Saharan Africa are disa

International River Basin Organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa

International River Basin Organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author:
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 102
Release: 1994-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780821328712

World Bank Technical Paper 250. Assesses the successes and shortcomings of river basin organizations in order to help international organizations improve the management of shared water resources in the region. On the African continent, where

Market Mechanisms and the Health Sector in Central and Eastern Europe

Market Mechanisms and the Health Sector in Central and Eastern Europe
Author: Alexander S. Preker
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 64
Release: 1995-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780821333310

Annotation World Bank Technical Paper No. 293.Presents a conceptual framework for understanding the impact of health sector reforms in Central and Eastern Europe. The book analyzes the various factors involved in the reforms and presents strategies adopted by many countries of the region during the early phases of the transition era.

Dams and Development

Dams and Development
Author: United Nations Environment Programme. Division of Environmental Policy Implementation. Dams and Development Project
Publisher: UNEP/Earthprint
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2007
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9789280728163

This is a compilation of relevant practices of dealing with environmental and social issues during the planning, design and management of dams. The Compendium covers 9 topics selected by the multistakeholder Dams and Development Forum. It discusses the state of the art regarding dealing with the topics around the world. It shows how they are captured by regulatory frameworks and provides a number of examples illustrating how they have been implemented on the ground.--Publisher's description.

Sector Investment Programs in Africa

Sector Investment Programs in Africa
Author: Stephen P. Jones
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 58
Release: 1997-01-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780821340257

South Asia has made much progress in deregulation and liberalization in the 1990s, but it still remains one of the least integrated regions in the world. However, this general trend masks wide disparities among South Asian nations: the larger economies tend to be more highly protected, with low import penetration rates, while the smaller economies are relatively more open. If the current reform program continues, the benefits of liberalization will translate into higher growth. This report reviews the regions economic performance from an international perspective and the steps taken to increase integration, especially in terms of financial integration (increased foreign direct investment, portfolio and capital flows) and regional integration (intra-regional trade, regional arrangements). Chapters also discuss the economic outlook for the region and prospects for South Asian exports such as textiles and clothing.