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sustaining the worlds wetlands setting policy and resolving conflicts
p written both as a textbook and as a professional reference book sustaining the worlds wetlands setting policy and resolving conflicts contains detailed case studies of wetland management worldwide . examinations of international wetland policy in europe africa asia and north america generate a discussion of the differences between wetland management issues in developed and developing countries and culminate in suggested strategies for the future of wetland management . p key themes addressed in the case studies include the tradeoffs between sustainable use of wetlands for food fuel and fiber vs. the protection of ecosystem diversity and stability and the respective roles of big international ngos national and regional government and local community based organizations when faced with wetland management issues . p with its global scope and its emphasis on policy and management analysis sustaining the worlds wetlands is a unique and valuable tool both for students and for practitioners . p br about the author p richard c. smardon is professor and chair of the faculty of environmental studies and director of the randolph g. pack environmental institute at the suny college of environmental science and forestry in syracuse ny usa .
hardcover springer verlag 2009 isbn13 9780387494289 isbn10 0387494286
book type nf isbn 13 9780387494289 number of pages 326 publisher springer verlag release date 62135769600000