Science and Policy in Natural Resource Management

Understanding System Complexity

Richard J Hobbs author Helen E Allison author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:16th Aug '12

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First published in 2006, this book identifies the need for changes to human-created institutions responsible for natural resource management.

Despite well-intentioned policies and changes to management practices, the world's natural resources continue to decline. The roles and interplay between science and policy in the regional broadacre agriculture landscape are examined in this 2006 book, using Western Australia's agricultural region as a case study, clearly demonstrating the main principles for other agricultural systems.This book was first published in 2006. Despite many well-intentioned policies and changes to management practices, the world's natural resources continue to decline. The roles and interplay between science and policy in the regional broadacre agriculture landscape are examined here, offering readers a thorough understanding of the complex interactions that occur across spatial scales to produce the regional-scale impacts. The fundamental causes of resource degradation, social decline and environmental pollution are addressed, examining the cross-scale drivers from the individual farm level to the global level of commodity systems. Broadacre agriculture is a common land use throughout all continents of the world and is driven by the same type of dynamics, and this case study of the Western Australia agricultural region can be used to clearly demonstrate the principles for other agricultural systems. Aimed at academics, ranging from researchers through to policy analysts, this book will inspire innovation and action in sustainable natural resource management.

Review of the hardback: '… useful to policy makers dealing with similar intensive farming situations …' Biologist

ISBN: 9781107406506

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm

Weight: 360g

266 pages