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Zusatztext 'Essential reading for those concerned with the development of the Malaysian economy and its impact on the environment.'Asian Studies Review! about the precursor volume: Environment and Development in a Resource-Rich Economy Informationen zum Autor Jeffrey R. Vincent is a professor of natural resource and environmental economics at the University of California, San Diego. Rozali Mohamed Ali is the chief executive officer of Bank Bumiputera-Commerce in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Klappentext The remarkably rich natural environment of Malaysia attracts the interest of both developers and environmentalists. Managing Natural Wealth analyzes major natural resource and environmental policy issues in the country during the 1970s and 1980s--a period of profound socioeconomic change! rapid depletion of natural resources! and the emergence of serious problems with pollution. Managing Natural Wealth builds on Environment and Development in a Resource-Rich Economy: Malaysia under the New Economic Policy! a path-breaking book that emphasized economics as a source for analyzing the issues involved in environmental and natural resource management in Malaysia. It includes a review of key developments since the 1990s by S. Robert Aiken and Colin H. Leigh! two geographers with a long-standing interest in environmental change in Malaysia and an understanding of the institutional context of its environmental policy that is unmatched in the scholarly community. Zusammenfassung The remarkably rich natural environment of Malaysia attracts the interest of both industry and the environmental community. This title analyzes major natural resource and environmental policy issues in the country during the 1970s and 1980s - a period of profound socioeconomic change and the emergence of serious problems with pollution. Inhaltsverzeichnis Natural Resources and the Environment in the Malaysian Context Natural Resources and Economic Sustainability Petroleum Forests Agricultural Land Marine Fisheries Freshwater Pollution and Economic Development Air Pollution and Health Water Pollution Control Conclusions Epilogue - Natural Wealth: Depletion or Conservation? ...
