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• 11. [Article] People's Participation in Coastal Resources and Environmental Management for Tourism Development in Chang Islands, Thailand

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  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: People's Participation in Coastal Resources and Environmental Management for Tourism Development in Chang Islands, Thailand Author: Ajjimangkul, Sangtien, Juntarashote, Kungwan, Wangvoralak, Sansanee Research Paper Title: People's Participation in Coastal Resources and Environmental Management for Tourism Development in Chang Islands, Thailand Author: Ajjimangkul, Sangtien, Juntarashote, Kungwan, Wangvoralak, Sansanee Research Paper Close

• 12. [Article] Information Spillovers Among Resource Extractors

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  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Information Spillovers Among Resource Extractors Author: Lynham, John Abstract only. Title: Information Spillovers Among Resource Extractors Author: Lynham, John Abstract only. Close

• 13. [Article] An Economic Analysis To Sustainable Fisheries Management

  The coastal zone is a dynamic area surrounding the interface between land and sea. The coastal area and its resources offer great benefits and opportunities for human use. Most coastal activities in Tanzania ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: An Economic Analysis To Sustainable Fisheries Management Author: Lokina, Razack B. Year: 2001 The coastal zone is a dynamic area surrounding the interface between land and sea. The coastal area and its resources offer great benefits and opportunities for human use. Most coastal activities in Tanzania rely on the natural resources that the coast offers (fishing, forestry, agriculture, tourism, mining, salt production mariculture etc). Therefore the condition of the coastal ecosystem and social well being are closely linked. The challenge is to maintain and improve the resources base on which those activities are dependent, while developing new economic opportunities in a way that benefits the people of the coast and the nation as a whole. A major constraint is the inadequate institution and legal framework for coastal management. Economics is about efficient allocation of resources. In normal cases market forces provide efficient allocation of resources. In fisheries, however, market forces alone can not produce an efficient allocation. And as it has been evident in this paper there is already overfishing in most of the offshore waters where majority of artisan fishernen concentrate. Thus calling for policy intervention to rescue the stock from depletion. This should include licencing, seasonal closure; finding alternative economic activities to fishermen, and community based conservation approach can as well be instituted. Title: An Economic Analysis To Sustainable Fisheries Management Author: Lokina, Razack B. Year: 2001 The coastal zone is a dynamic area surrounding the interface between land and sea. The coastal area and its resources offer great benefits and opportunities for human use. Most coastal activities in Tanzania rely on the natural resources that the coast offers (fishing, forestry, agriculture, tourism, mining, salt production mariculture etc). Therefore the condition of the coastal ecosystem and social well being are closely linked. The challenge is to maintain and improve the resources base on which those activities are dependent, while developing new economic opportunities in a way that benefits the people of the coast and the nation as a whole. A major constraint is the inadequate institution and legal framework for coastal management. Economics is about efficient allocation of resources. In normal cases market forces provide efficient allocation of resources. In fisheries, however, market forces alone can not produce an efficient allocation. And as it has been evident in this paper there is already overfishing in most of the offshore waters where majority of artisan fishernen concentrate. Thus calling for policy intervention to rescue the stock from depletion. This should include licencing, seasonal closure; finding alternative economic activities to fishermen, and community based conservation approach can as well be instituted. Close

• 14. [Article] Stock and (possibly) path dependent technologies

  According to conventional economic wisdom the economically more efficient technology will always outcompete the less efficient. This hypothesis has usually been taken to hold for the exploitation of common ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Stock and (possibly) path dependent technologies Author: Arnason, Ragnar, Willmann, Rolf According to conventional economic wisdom the economically more efficient technology will always outcompete the less efficient. This hypothesis has usually been taken to hold for the exploitation of common pool renewable natural resources such as fish stocks. This paper claims that, while this is not necessarily false, it may be too optimistic. The paper shows that what constitutes the most efficient technology may switch depending on biomass size. It also shows that once effective fisheries management is introduced and biomass recovers, a return to the initially most efficient technology may not be possible because of its embeddedness in traditional knowledge and institutions which might have become forgotten or lost. Thus, there may be a degree of technological irreversibilty in fisheries and other natural reource utilization. The paper’s findings seem relevant to many situations in developing countries fisheries where labour- intensive technologies are displaced by more capital-intensive technologies, often introduced with government subsidies. The uncontrolled expansion of the latter then creates the condition, i.e. reduced stock sizes, especially in inshore areas, that disadvantages the intially more efficient labour-intensive technologies. Title: Stock and (possibly) path dependent technologies Author: Arnason, Ragnar, Willmann, Rolf According to conventional economic wisdom the economically more efficient technology will always outcompete the less efficient. This hypothesis has usually been taken to hold for the exploitation of common pool renewable natural resources such as fish stocks. This paper claims that, while this is not necessarily false, it may be too optimistic. The paper shows that what constitutes the most efficient technology may switch depending on biomass size. It also shows that once effective fisheries management is introduced and biomass recovers, a return to the initially most efficient technology may not be possible because of its embeddedness in traditional knowledge and institutions which might have become forgotten or lost. Thus, there may be a degree of technological irreversibilty in fisheries and other natural reource utilization. The paper’s findings seem relevant to many situations in developing countries fisheries where labour- intensive technologies are displaced by more capital-intensive technologies, often introduced with government subsidies. The uncontrolled expansion of the latter then creates the condition, i.e. reduced stock sizes, especially in inshore areas, that disadvantages the intially more efficient labour-intensive technologies. Close

• 15. [Article] Valuation of the Mekong River fisheries

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  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Valuation of the Mekong River fisheries Author: Christensen, Steen Abstract only. Title: Valuation of the Mekong River fisheries Author: Christensen, Steen Abstract only. Close

• 16. [Article] Resilience and Small-scale Fisheries in the Developing World

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  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Resilience and Small-scale Fisheries in the Developing World Author: Andrew, Neil Abstract only. Title: Resilience and Small-scale Fisheries in the Developing World Author: Andrew, Neil Abstract only. Close

• 17. [Article] Marzone: a systematic decision support method for natural resource management problems in the developed and developing world

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  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Marzone: a systematic decision support method for natural resource management problems in the developed and developing world Author: Watts, Matt, McElroy, James Kevin, Possingham, Hugh, Stewart, Romola, Ward, Trevor Abstract only. Title: Marzone: a systematic decision support method for natural resource management problems in the developed and developing world Author: Watts, Matt, McElroy, James Kevin, Possingham, Hugh, Stewart, Romola, Ward, Trevor Abstract only. Close

• 18. [Article] Conservation for Sale: A Dynamic Common Agency Model of Natural Resource Regulation

  This paper considers the regulation of a natural resource within a dynamic common agency framework. In setting harvest quotas, the regulator responds to lobbying pressure (contributions) from harvesters ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Conservation for Sale: A Dynamic Common Agency Model of Natural Resource Regulation Author: Boyce, John R. Year: 2001 This paper considers the regulation of a natural resource within a dynamic common agency framework. In setting harvest quotas, the regulator responds to lobbying pressure (contributions) from harvesters and conservationists. The truthful Markov perfect equilibrium stock is then an increasing function of the effective political weight for conservationists. Since the contributions to the regulator are independent of the no-regulation equilibrium, both individual and aggregate welfare may decline by adopting regulation. Indeed, harvesters operating under private property will always oppose regulation, and harvesters operating under common property will oppose regulation if their welfare is not valued highly enough by the regulator. Since conservationists’ gross welfare is always improved by regulation, and since the regulator cannot fully capture their rents, conservationists will support regulation. For regulation to be supported by harvesters and conservationists, it is more important that the welfare of harvesters be taken into account by the regulator. This is because harvesters, like conservationists, value the stock, but conservationists, unlike harvesters, place no value on the harvests. Title: Conservation for Sale: A Dynamic Common Agency Model of Natural Resource Regulation Author: Boyce, John R. Year: 2001 This paper considers the regulation of a natural resource within a dynamic common agency framework. In setting harvest quotas, the regulator responds to lobbying pressure (contributions) from harvesters and conservationists. The truthful Markov perfect equilibrium stock is then an increasing function of the effective political weight for conservationists. Since the contributions to the regulator are independent of the no-regulation equilibrium, both individual and aggregate welfare may decline by adopting regulation. Indeed, harvesters operating under private property will always oppose regulation, and harvesters operating under common property will oppose regulation if their welfare is not valued highly enough by the regulator. Since conservationists’ gross welfare is always improved by regulation, and since the regulator cannot fully capture their rents, conservationists will support regulation. For regulation to be supported by harvesters and conservationists, it is more important that the welfare of harvesters be taken into account by the regulator. This is because harvesters, like conservationists, value the stock, but conservationists, unlike harvesters, place no value on the harvests. Close

• 19. [Article] Assessing the Socio-Economic Impact of Marine Protected Areas on Local Fishing Communities. Two West-African Case Studies

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  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Assessing the Socio-Economic Impact of Marine Protected Areas on Local Fishing Communities. Two West-African Case Studies Author: Kane, Abou Elimane, Alban, Frédérique, Roncin, Nicolas, Boncoeur, Jean Abstract only. Title: Assessing the Socio-Economic Impact of Marine Protected Areas on Local Fishing Communities. Two West-African Case Studies Author: Kane, Abou Elimane, Alban, Frédérique, Roncin, Nicolas, Boncoeur, Jean Abstract only. Close

• 20. [Article] Taking the Pulse of the Universe

  There are, at least, four basic characteristics of the universe that are the data source for North American cultures in maintaining a balance between the physical sense of the universe and the intuitive ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Taking the Pulse of the Universe Author: Redbird Smith, Helen Marie Year: 2001 There are, at least, four basic characteristics of the universe that are the data source for North American cultures in maintaining a balance between the physical sense of the universe and the intuitive non-dimensional spiritual sense of the universe. This balance is delicate and can become distorted by too many words, too many hypothetical constructs, too many models, and too many non-related experiences. That is the senses become contaminated and can no longer read the data that are available. Title: Taking the Pulse of the Universe Author: Redbird Smith, Helen Marie Year: 2001 There are, at least, four basic characteristics of the universe that are the data source for North American cultures in maintaining a balance between the physical sense of the universe and the intuitive non-dimensional spiritual sense of the universe. This balance is delicate and can become distorted by too many words, too many hypothetical constructs, too many models, and too many non-related experiences. That is the senses become contaminated and can no longer read the data that are available. Close