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1. Economic Analysis of the Environmental Impacts of Development Projects

   By John A. Dixon, Richard A. Carpenter, Louise A. Fallon, Paul B. Sherman, Supachit Manipomoke

   Series: Environmental and Resource Economics Set

   It has always been thought that some level of pollution and waste is unavoidable in development projects. But no one has made much effort to quantify and assess the extent of this sort of damage. In this book a group of analysts from the Asian Development Bank and from the East West Center propose...

   Published March 3rd 2013 by Routledge
2. Dryland Management: Economic Case Studies

   By John A. Dixon, David E. James, Paul B. Sherman

   Series: Environmental and Resource Economics Set

   Drylands are a sizeable part of the world's potentially arable land. They vary from the hyper-arid regions of the classic deserts of Africa and Asia to the more common semi-arid and sub-humid areas that support extensive agricultural systems dependent on rainfall or irrigation. Following their...

   Published February 28th 2013 by Routledge
3. Economics of Dryland Management

   By John A. Dixon, David E. James, Paul B. Sherman

   Series: Environmental and Resource Economics Set

   We have always had land in which the agricultural productivity is limited because there is not enough moisture. Systems of farming and burning often degrade dryland further until it is desert. Today, however, the problem is becoming much more serious. Over 20 per cent of the world's population...

   Published September 30th 2009 by Routledge