Management of Natural Assets Development: Practice and Policies by S. Malhotra is an academic reference work dealing with the management, conservation, and sustainable development of natural resources and assets. The book focuses on the relationship between natural-resource management, development policies, environmental sustainability, and human welfare.
The book discusses how natural assets such as land, forests, water, minerals, biodiversity, and other ecological resources can be managed responsibly while supporting economic and social development. It is particularly relevant to the study of sustainable development and environmental policy.
Major themes
Management and conservation of natural resources.
Sustainable utilization of natural assets.
Environmental planning and development policies.
Forest and land-resource management.
Water resources and their sustainable use.
Conservation of biodiversity and ecological systems.
Environmental degradation and resource depletion.
Relationship between natural resources and economic development.
Government policies and institutional approaches to natural-resource management.
Community participation in conservation and development.
Sustainable development and environmental protection.
Challenges involved in balancing development needs with ecological conservation.
The book can be useful for students and researchers in Environmental Studies, Geography, Economics, Rural Development, Sociology, Public Administration, Development Studies, and Natural Resource Management, as well as professionals concerned with environmental planning and sustainable development.
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