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Is there any relationship between Environmental Quality Index, Human Development Index and Economic Growth? Evidences from Indian States

Mukherjee, Sacchidananda; Chakraborty, Debashis - 2009

Economic growth does not necessarily ensure environmental sustainability for a country. The relationship between the two is far more complicated for developing countries like India, given the dependence of a large section of the population on natural resources. Under this backdrop, the current...

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Heterogeneity in Common Property Resource Management and its Implications

Tewathia, Nidhi - 2011

Abstract: Different types of heterogeneities are prevalent in the Common Property Resources (CPRs) usage and management. They generally arise from the differences in endowments, objectives and cultural background of the users. This paper aims to identify such heterogeneities and possibly try to...

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Household Production, Time Allocation Behavior and Climate Change: A case of Nepal

Bista, Raghu - 2019

change issue by using household survey in mid hill village of Nepal. We use Cobb Douglas production function theory to …

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Temporal mapping of vegetation cover change in Gazipur district, Bangladesh: a framework for environmental sustainability

Shima, Mst. Urmi Akter; Hasan, Mohammad Monirul - 2022

This study investigates the intricate dynamics of land transformation and its correlation with rising surface temperatures in Gazipur District, Bangladesh, amid rapid urbanization and climate change. As urban areas attract more inhabitants, Gazipur experiences alarming rates of urbanization,...

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Value Chains and Global Inequalities: Plantain, Contract Farming, and Vulnerability of the Small-Scale Farmers in Colombia (Discussion Paper)

Baquero Melo, Jairo - 2014

The plantain is an important agricultural product worldwide. It is the staple food of millions of people, and represents a source of incomes for farmers participating in the international trade. In Colombia, the exportation plantain is chiefly harvested by small-scale farmers. However, they are...

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Mapping environmental services in Guatemala

Pagiola, Stefano; Colom, Ale; Zhang, Wei - 2007

In this paper, we use data from Guatemala to map areas that are important for the provision of indirect ecosystem services—services whose benefits are enjoyed at some distance from the ecosystem that provides them, such as watershed services (enjoyed downstream) or biodiversity conservation...

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Integration of hydrological and economic approaches to water and land management in Mediterranean climates: an initial case study in agriculture

Bielsa, Jorge; Cazcarro, Ignacio; Sancho, Yolanda - 2011

A distinction is commonly drawn in Hydrology between ‘green’ and ‘blue water’ in accounting for total water availability in semi-arid regions. The criterion underlying this classification is important for successful water management, because it reveals how much natural water is and/or...

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Land inequality and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

Albuquerque Sant'Anna, André - 2012

The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the relationship between land inequality and deforestation in the Brazilian … statistical evidence to support the existence of a direct relationship between land inequality and deforestation. Nevertheless …, when one takes into account the effects of land inequality on deforestation through its interaction with credit and land …

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The new kid in the forest: the impact of China's resource demand on Gabon's tropical timber value chain

Terheggen, Anne - 2010

This dissertation is anchored in the disruptive impact of China’s resource-based economic expansion over the last two decades. Whilst the country’s economic growth follows traditional patterns of development, the size of China’s population challenges the small-country assumption inherent...

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Un modelo RSDAIDS para las importaciones de madera de Estados Unidos y sus implicaciones para Colombia

Alviar Ramírez, Mauricio; Restrepo Patiño, Medardo; … - 2002

This paper presents the main results of a model of import demand of wood products in the U.S. and its implications for Colombia. The time length considered here was 1980-1999. The theoretical model used was developed by Deaton and Muellbauer in 1980 and it is called: An Almost Ideal Demand...

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