The economics of land degradation: Toward an integrated global assessment

Land degradation is increasingly considered as a global problem. The extent of degraded and degrading areas adversely impacts on large numbers of people and leads to significant social and economic costs, thus raising the questions: In which way is it worth taking action against land degradation? Wh...

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Main Authors: Nkonya, Ephraim M., Gerber, Nicolas, Baumgartner, Philipp, von Braun, Joachim, De Pinto, Alessandro, Graw, Valerie, Kato, Edward, Kloos, Julia, Walter, Teresa
Format: Libro
Language:Inglés
Published: Peter Lang GmbH 2011
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152284
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author Nkonya, Ephraim M.
Gerber, Nicolas
Baumgartner, Philipp
von Braun, Joachim
De Pinto, Alessandro
Graw, Valerie
Kato, Edward
Kloos, Julia
Walter, Teresa
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De Pinto, Alessandro
Gerber, Nicolas
Graw, Valerie
Kato, Edward
Kloos, Julia
Nkonya, Ephraim M.
Walter, Teresa
von Braun, Joachim
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Gerber, Nicolas
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von Braun, Joachim
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Kato, Edward
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description Land degradation is increasingly considered as a global problem. The extent of degraded and degrading areas adversely impacts on large numbers of people and leads to significant social and economic costs, thus raising the questions: In which way is it worth taking action against land degradation? Where and when should action take place, and what are costs related to certain actions? For policy makers it is important to know the social and economic costs linked to the current and future status of land degradation. A conceptual framework that allows comparing the costs of action against land degradation versus the costs of inaction is provided in this book. The applicability of the framework is illustrated with case studies and prepares the ground for a global assessment on the costs of land degradation.
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spelling CGSpace1522842024-10-25T07:59:47Z The economics of land degradation: Toward an integrated global assessment Nkonya, Ephraim M. Gerber, Nicolas Baumgartner, Philipp von Braun, Joachim De Pinto, Alessandro Graw, Valerie Kato, Edward Kloos, Julia Walter, Teresa land degradation prices land acquisitions crops environmental impact assessment sustainable land management economic analysis Land degradation is increasingly considered as a global problem. The extent of degraded and degrading areas adversely impacts on large numbers of people and leads to significant social and economic costs, thus raising the questions: In which way is it worth taking action against land degradation? Where and when should action take place, and what are costs related to certain actions? For policy makers it is important to know the social and economic costs linked to the current and future status of land degradation. A conceptual framework that allows comparing the costs of action against land degradation versus the costs of inaction is provided in this book. The applicability of the framework is illustrated with case studies and prepares the ground for a global assessment on the costs of land degradation. 2011-09-11 2024-09-18T19:38:51Z 2024-09-18T19:38:51Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152284 en Limited Access Peter Lang GmbH Nkonya, Ephraim M.; Gerber, Nicolas; Baumgartner, Philipp; von Braun, Joachim; De Pinto, Alessandro; Graw, Valerie; Kato, Edward; Kloos, Julia; and Walter, Teresa. 2011. The economics of land degradation: Toward an integrated global assessment. Peter Lang GmbH.
spellingShingle land degradation
prices
land acquisitions
crops
environmental impact assessment
sustainable land management
economic analysis
Nkonya, Ephraim M.
Gerber, Nicolas
Baumgartner, Philipp
von Braun, Joachim
De Pinto, Alessandro
Graw, Valerie
Kato, Edward
Kloos, Julia
Walter, Teresa
The economics of land degradation: Toward an integrated global assessment
title The economics of land degradation: Toward an integrated global assessment
title_full The economics of land degradation: Toward an integrated global assessment
title_fullStr The economics of land degradation: Toward an integrated global assessment
title_full_unstemmed The economics of land degradation: Toward an integrated global assessment
title_short The economics of land degradation: Toward an integrated global assessment
title_sort economics of land degradation toward an integrated global assessment
topic land degradation
prices
land acquisitions
crops
environmental impact assessment
sustainable land management
economic analysis
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152284
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