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The original edition of this seminal book, published in 1991, introduced the concept of using markets and property rights to protect and improve environmental quality. Since publication, the ideas in this book have been adopted not only by conservative circles but by a wide range of environmental groups. To mention a few examples, Defenders of Wildlife applies the tenets of free market environmentalism to its wolf compensation program; World Wildlife Federation has successfully launched the CAMPFIRE program in southern Africa to reward native villagers who conserve elephants; and the Oregon Water Trust uses water markets to purchase or lease water for salmon and steelhead habitats. This revised edition updates the successful applications of free market environmentalism and adds two new chapters.
The original edition of this seminal book, published in 1991, introduced the concept of using markets and property rights to protect and improve environmental quality. Since publication, the ideas in this book have been adopted not only by conservative circles but by a wide range of environmental groups. To mention a few examples, Defenders of Wildlife applies the tenets of free market environmentalism to its wolf compensation program; World Wildlife Federation has successfully launched the CAMPFIRE program in southern Africa to reward native villagers who conserve elephants; and the Oregon Water Trust uses water markets to purchase or lease water for salmon and steelhead habitats. This revised edition updates the successful applications of free market environmentalism and adds two new chapters.
The Politics and Economics of Park Management examines national
protected area systems, in both developed and developing countries,
that have made a transformation from 'fortress parks' to a
sustainable use model. The contributors park management, academics,
and members of nongovenmental organizations contend that successful
institutional change in protected area systems involves not only
the adoption of appropriate legal and regulatory regimes covering
sustainable use, but also the development of an informal culture of
sustainable resource use among all of a park's stakeholders. While
this latter requirement is often difficult to achieve, the
contributors show how these informal attitudes may evolve over
time, both within the management structure of a park agency and the
community of resource users. The case studies cited represent
examples of successful institutional change, demonstrating both
financial and conservation benefits to protected area agencies,
that should serve as model for managing parks today.
Each year, thirteen million anglers enjoy the sport of saltwater
angling in the United States, generating an estimated $30 billion
in sales and supporting nearly 350,000 jobs. Recreational saltwater
fishing, however, can significantly impact species of
concern-species overfished or experiencing overfishing. Traditional
angling controls bag and size limits and restricted seasons have
fallen short in controlling fishing impacts and reducing conflicts
among fishing and non-fishing interests. Evolving Approaches to
Managing Marine Recreational Fisheries offers ways of overcoming
such problems while providing anglers and the recreational service
industry greater regulatory flexibility to enjoy the fruits of
sportfishing. It features fourteen internationally recognized
fishery experts presenting the pros and cons of using individual
fishing quotas (IFQs), game tags, and angler management
organizations (AMOs) in managing marine recreational fisheries,
presenting both theoretical and practical solutions to help move
recreational fisheries management to a new and improved level."
Each year, thirteen million anglers enjoy the sport of saltwater
angling in the United States, generating an estimated $30 billion
in sales and supporting nearly 350,000 jobs. Recreational saltwater
fishing, however, can significantly impact species of
concern-species overfished or experiencing overfishing. Traditional
angling controls_bag and size limits and restricted seasons_have
fallen short in controlling fishing impacts and reducing conflicts
among fishing and non-fishing interests. Evolving Approaches to
Managing Marine Recreational Fisheries offers ways of overcoming
such problems while providing anglers and the recreational service
industry greater regulatory flexibility to enjoy the fruits of
sportfishing. It features fourteen internationally recognized
fishery experts presenting the pros and cons of using individual
fishing quotas (IFQs), game tags, and angler management
organizations (AMOs) in managing marine recreational fisheries,
presenting both theoretical and practical solutions to help move
recreational fisheries management to a new and improved level.
This book examines the development of property rights in marine
fisheries, and asks whether the obstacles to their continued
development cannot be more easily overcome. The contributed
chapters generally focus on the consequences of a lack of property
rights of commercial and small-time fishers globally. National
governments have recognized that the absence of such rights coupled
with the technological advances in commerical fishing have resulted
in widespread economic and environmental problems (e.g.,
overfishing, bycatching, highgrading, increased physical dangers,
and lower profits). The most significant solution to these
problems, and the predominate concern of this book, is the
institution of Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQs), also known as
Individual Fishing Quotas (IFQs). These are national and global
policies, public- and private-sector managed allocations of the
amount of various species of fish, at certain qualities can be
harvested at particular times by fishers.
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Who Owns the Environment? (Paperback)
Peter J. Hill, Roger E. Meiners; Contributions by Terry L. Anderson, Donald J. Boudreaux, Elizabeth Brubaker, …
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The past several decades have witnessed a growing recognition that
environmental concerns are essentially property rights issues.
Despite agreement that an absence of well-defined and consistently
enforced property rights results in the exploitation of air, water,
and other natural resources, there is still widespread disagreement
about many aspects of America's property rights paradigm. The
prominent contributors to Who Owns the Environment? explore
numerous theoretical and empirical possibilities for remedying
these problems. An important book for environmental economists and
those interested in environmental policy.
Arguing that Americans should turn to private entrepreneurs rather
than the federal government to guarantee the protection and
improvement of environmental quality, the authors document numerous
examples of how entrepreneurs have satisfied the growing demand for
environmental quality. Beginning with historical cases from the
turn of the century, they illuminate the benefits of
entrepreneurial participation in wildlife preservation, aquatic
habitat production, and environmentally friendly housing
development. As government budgets shrink and more people question
the efficacy of government regulations, Enviro-Capitalists offers
alternatives to traditional thinking about the environment. While
the book does not claim that the private sector can provide
solutions to all environmental problems, it offers innovative ideas
that will cultivate and encourage environmental entrepreneurship.
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