Lange, Glenn-Marie.

Environmental accounting in action case studies from southern Africa / Glenn-Marie Lange, Rashid Hassan, Kirk Hamilton ; with a contribution from Moortaza Jiwanji. [electronic resource] : Glenn-Marie Lange, Rashid Hassan, Kirk Hamilton ; with a contribution from Moortaza Jiwanji. - Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. : E. Elgar, c2003. - 1 online resource (xiv, 223 p.) : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Basic concepts and methods of natural resource and environmental accounting -- 2. Mineral accounts : managing an exhaustible resource -- 3. Forestry accounts : capturing the value of forest and woodland resources -- 4. Fisheries accounts : management of a recovering fishery -- 5. Water accounts : an economic perspective on managing water scarcity -- 6. Managing natural capital and national wealth.

Environmental Accounting in Action studies the experiences of Namibia, Botswana and South Africa, the core countries of a unique, regional environmental accounting programme in Southern Africa. Covering minerals, forestry, fisheries and water, each chapter provides important lessons about sustainable resource management. As a whole, the case studies demonstrate how to overcome the many challenges of constructing environmental accounts and the mechanics of successful implementation. By providing a transparent system of information about the relationship between human activities and the environment, the accounts have improved policy dialogue among different stakeholders and have played a significant role in environmental policy design.

9781781952955 (e-book)

2002072182


Natural resources--Accounting--Africa, Southern--Case studies.
National income--Accounting--Africa, Southern--Case studies.
Environmental auditing--Accounting--Africa, Southern--Case studies.


Electronic books.

HF5686.N3 / L36 2003

333.7/14/0968

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