Managing Resources For Development
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| Author | : John Vereker |
| Publisher | : Commonwealth Secretariat |
| Total Pages | : 28 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780850927412 |
This publication looks at sharing best practice in improving the delivery and monitoring of resources. In all Commonwealth countries, the public is demanding higher quality, more reliable and more cost-effective delivery of basic public services such as health and education. This is placing new demands on finance ministries to increase the resources channeled into priority sectors as defined by national frameworks and poverty reduction strategies. This in turn entails the creation of effective budgetary systems and improved public financial management as well as the management of donor resources. Managing Resources for Development is based upon the technical theme of the 2002 Senior Finance Officials Meeting held in London.
| Author | : Washington Odongo Ochola |
| Publisher | : IDRC |
| Total Pages | : 572 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9966792090 |
The complex and dynamic interlinks between natural resource management (NRM) and development have long been recognized by national and international research and development organizations and have generated voluminous literature. However, much of what is available in the form of university course books, practical learning manuals and reference materials in NRM is based on experiences from outside Africa. Managing Natural Resources for Development in Africa: A Resource Book provides an understanding of the various levels at which NRM issues occur and are being addressed scientifically, economically, socially and politically. The book's nine chapters present state-of-the-art perspectives within a holistic African context. The book systematically navigates the tricky landscape of integrated NRM, with special reference to Eastern and Southern Africa, against the backdrop of prevailing local, national, regional and global social, economic and environmental challenges. The authors' wide experience, the rich references made to emerging challenges and opportunities, and the presentation of different tools, principles, approaches, case studies and processes make the book a rich and valuable one-stop resource for postgraduate students, researchers, policymakers and NRM practitioners. The book is designed to help the reader grasp in-depth NRM perspectives and presents innovative guidance for research design and problem solving, including review questions, learning activities and recommended further reading. The book was developed through a writeshop process by a multi-disciplinary team of lecturers from the University of Nairobi, Egerton University, Kenyatta University, the University of Zimbabwe, the University of Malawi, Makerere University and the University of Dar es Salam. In addition, selected NRM experts from regional and international research organizations including the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF), the Africa Forest Forum, RUFORUM, IIRR and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) participated in the writeshop and contributed material to the book.
| Author | : Vivien Martin |
| Publisher | : Kogan Page Limited |
| Total Pages | : 216 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780749444792 |
Managing projects in HR, Training and Development is an essential handbook for both operational staff and senior human resource managers and covers all aspects of project management. The book examines how to carry out an effective project intended to make an improvement in a context where human resources, training and development are central concerns. This includes workplaces, universities, colleges, training and development organizations. The book introduces a framework of techniques and processes that provide practical tools and approaches and there are numerous examples that demonstrate how these tools can be used and applied to achieve change and improvement. Each chapter discusses an aspect of project management and includes examples drawn from human resource, training and development settings. Techniques are introduced and applied to examples and there are 'pauses for thought' to encourage the reader to think ideas through. The book also puts an emphasis on structured learning from experience and critical reflection. This practical and thoughtful approach provides an ideal guide for anyone who takes responsibility for leading, managing, supervising or contributing to a project in this area of work.
| Author | : Christo Fabricius |
| Publisher | : Earthscan |
| Total Pages | : 300 |
| Release | : 2013-01-11 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1849772436 |
Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) is an approach that offers multiple related benefits: securing rural livelihoods; ensuring careful conservation and management of biodiversity and other resources; and empowering communities to manage these resources sustainably. Recently, however, the CBNRM concept has attracted criticism for failing in its promise of delivering significant local improvements and conserving biodiversity in some contexts. This book identifies the flaws in its application, which often have been swept under the carpet by those involved in the initiatives. The authors analyse them, and propose remedies for specific circumstances based on the lessons learned from CBNRM experience in southern Africa over more than a decade. The result is essential reading for all researchers, observers and practitioners who have focused on CBNRM in sustainable development programmes as a means to overcome poverty and conserve ecosystems in various parts of the globe. It is a vital tool in improving their methods and performance. In addition, academics, students and policy-makers in natural resource management, resource economics, resource governance and rural development will find it a very valuable and instructive resource.
| Author | : John Vereker |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 13 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Conservation of natural resources |
| ISBN | : 9781848598058 |
In all Commonwealth countries, the public are demanding higher quality, more reliable and more cost effective delivery of basic public services such as health and education. These demands call on finance ministries to increase the resources channeled into priority sectors, as defined by national frameworks and poverty reduction strategies. This in turn requires effective budgetary systems, improved public financial management and good management of donor resources. Managing Resources for Development incorporates the sharing of best practice in the vital area of improving the delivery and monitoring of resources in the public sector. It is based on a paper presented by Sir John Vereker for the Technical theme for the Senior Finance Officials' Meeting at the Commonwealth Finance Ministers' Meeting held in London in September 2002. This book is of great interest to public policy practitioners in the allocation and management of resources.
| Author | : Julian F. Gonsalves |
| Publisher | : IDRC |
| Total Pages | : 273 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 1552501817 |
Intended for aspiring and new practitioners of Participatory Research and Development (PR&D) as well as field-based researchers in developing countries. Highlights that agricultural research and development has become a joint approach to deal with diverse biophysical environments, multiple livelihood goals, rapid changes in local and global economies, and an expanded range for stakeholders over agriculture and natural resources.
| Author | : Ashraf, Tariq |
| Publisher | : IGI Global |
| Total Pages | : 439 |
| Release | : 2012-11-30 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1466625015 |
"This book offers a global perspective on the development and design of a digital library and highlights its benefits over a traditional library"--Provided by publisher.
| Author | : Peter Grainger |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 96 |
| Release | : 1994-01-01 |
| Genre | : Executives |
| ISBN | : 9780749412500 |
Managing Resources is a vital skill which the individual needs to acquire to develop as a manager. Systematic decision-making is focused both on staff selection, & on the selection of all high-cost resource items. Effective monitoring completes the skills of the integrated toolkit by making certain that the resource elements within the operations actually achieve the desired results.
| Author | : Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain |
| Publisher | : Elsevier |
| Total Pages | : 470 |
| Release | : 2021-06-20 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0128243430 |
Sustainable Resource Management: Modern Approaches and Contexts presents the application of the current concept of sustainability to the management of natural resources, such as water, land, minerals and metals using theoretical field knowledge and illustrative real-world examples. Initially, the book defines sustainability, detailing its evolution and how it has been adapted to each of the contexts in which it is used. Furthermore, sustainability is made up of three main areas of science—environmental, social and economic—which are rarely considered together. This book is a complete reference guide to sustainability of natural resources for academics, researchers, practitioners and postgraduate-level students, and more. As sustainability is an interdisciplinary field, linked to most sciences, it is also of use to all fields of science that need to maintain sustainable practices and specific details on the methodologies and techniques needed for sustainable resource management. Provides an integrated approach for modern tools, methodologies and indicators for sustainable resource management Evaluates emerging trends and advanced approaches in sustainable resource management, detailing the most up-to-date research and management considerations Describes advanced sustainable resource management technologies and presents case studies where applicable
| Author | : Frances Cleaver |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 252 |
| Release | : 2017-09-25 |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : 135156952X |
Why, despite an emphasis on 'getting institutions right', do development initiatives so infrequently deliver as planned? Why do many institutions designed for natural resource management (e.g. Water User Associations, Irrigation Committees, Forest Management Councils) not work as planners intended? This book disputes the model of development by design and argues that institutions are formed through the uneven patching together of old practices and accepted norms with new arrangements. The managing of natural resources and delivery of development through such processes of 'bricolage' is likened to 'institutional 'DIY' rather than engineering or design. The author explores the processes involved in institutional bricolage; the constant renegotiation of norms, the reinvention of tradition, the importance of legitimate authority and the role of people themselves in shaping such arrangements. Bricolage is seen as an inevitable, but not always benign process; the extent to which it reproduces social inequalities or creates space for challenging them is also considered. The book draws on a number of contemporary strands of development thinking about collective action, participation, governance, natural resource management, political ecology and wellbeing. It synthesises these to develop new understandings of why and how people act to manage resources and how access is secured or denied. A variety of case studies ranging from the management of water (Zimbabwe, India, Pakistan), conflict and cooperation over land, grazing and water (Tanzania), and the emergence of community management of forests (Sweden, Nepal), illustrate the context specific and generalised nature of bricolage and the resultant challenges for development policy and practice.
