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Managing natural wealth : environment and development in Malaysia / Jeffrey R. Vincent and Rozali Mohamed Ali

By: Vincent, Jeffrey R.
Contributor(s): Rozali Mohamed Ali (j.a.).
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : RFF Press : Institute of Southeast ASian Studies (ISEAS), c2005Description: xx, 468 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9812302379 (pbk.) :.Uniform titles: Environment and development in a resource-rich economy Subject(s): Sustainable development -- Malaysia | Environmental policy -- Economic aspects -- Malaysia | Natural resources -- Malaysia | Malaysia -- Economic policy | Malaysia -- Economic conditionsDDC classification: 333.709595
Contents:
Preface. - Preface to environment and development in a resource-rich economy. - Acknowledgments. - About the contributors. - 1. Natural resources and the environment in the Malaysian context. - 2. Natural resources and economic sustainability. - 3. Petroleum. - 4. Forests. - 5. Agricultural land. - 6. Marine fisheries. - 7. Freshwater. - 8. Pollution and economic development. - 9. Air pollution and health. - 10. Water pollution control. - 11. Conclusions. - Epilogue. Natural wealth: depletion or conservation? - Bibliography. - Index.
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Floor 4, Shelf 38, Side 2, TierNo 3, BayNo 1

 333.709595 VIN (Browse shelf) 1 Available GENxx,GENxx,05,GR,MAL 5000067046

Rev. ed. of: Environment and development in a resource-rich economy. 1997

Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-450) and index

Preface. - Preface to environment and development in a resource-rich economy. - Acknowledgments. - About the contributors. - 1. Natural resources and the environment in the Malaysian context. - 2. Natural resources and economic sustainability. - 3. Petroleum. - 4. Forests. - 5. Agricultural land. - 6. Marine fisheries. - 7. Freshwater. - 8. Pollution and economic development. - 9. Air pollution and health. - 10. Water pollution control. - 11. Conclusions. - Epilogue. Natural wealth: depletion or conservation? - Bibliography. - Index.