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Costs of Inaction with Respect to Natural Resource Management
| Content Provider | OECD iLibrary |
|---|---|
| Organization | OECD |
| Abstract | The costs of inaction with respect to natural resource management arise as a consequence of a rate of exploitation of the resource which does not optimise returns. Unfortunately, many of the world’s fisheries and aquifers are being exploited at unsustainable (and inefficient) rates, even though over-exploitation has been identified for many years as a major problem in both cases. In the case of fisheries management, there are already examples of fish stocks which have been driven to commercial extinction. In the case of groundwater, there are many examples of "mining" of aquifers, with the development of urban agglomerations and agricultural systems becoming more dependent upon a depleting resource. |
| Page Count | 56 |
| Starting Page | 151 |
| Ending Page | 198 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | OECD Publishing |
| Publisher Date | 2008-09-19 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Environment |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
