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Nkonya, Ephraim / Gerber, Nicolas / Baumgartner, Philipp / Braun, Joachim von / De Pinto, Alex / Graw, Valerie / Kato, Edward / Kloos, Julia / Walter, Teresa
The Economics of Land Degradation
Toward an Integrated Global Assessment
Series: Development Economics and Policy - Volume 66
Year of Publication: 2011
Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2011. XXII, 262 pp., 14 coloured fig., num. b/w fig., tables and graphs
ISBN 978-3-631-63082-2 pb.
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Book synopsis
Land degradation is increasingly considered as a global problem. The extent of degraded and degrading areas adversely impacts on large numbers of people and leads to significant social and economic costs, thus raising the questions: In which way is it worth taking action against land degradation? Where and when should action take place, and what are costs related to certain actions? For policy makers it is important to know the social and economic costs linked to the current and future status of land degradation. A conceptual framework that allows comparing the costs of action against land degradation versus the costs of inaction is provided in this book. The applicability of the framework is illustrated with case studies and prepares the ground for a global assessment on the costs of land degradation.
Contents
Contents: Review of previous assessments of land degradation and desertification - Causes and effects of land degradation - Cost of Action vs. Inaction-Approach - Marginal abatement cost curve - Economic valuation of land degradation - Actors, incentives and institutions governing land management decisions - Actions for sustainable land management - Case studies: Uzbekistan, Niger, Peru, India, Kenya - Partnership concept for a global assessment.
Series
Development Economics and Policy. Vol. 66
Edited by Franz Heidhues, Joachim von Braun and Manfred Zeller