| Description |
vii, 78 p. : ill., map. |
| Series |
Environment and development |
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Environment and development (Washington, D.C.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-74) and index. |
| Contents |
Understanding poverty-environment linkages at the household level -- Poverty and environmental change at the macro scale -- Environmental management and pathways to household welfare -- Scope of the report -- Some key conclusions -- Local natural resources, poverty, and degradation: examining empirical regularities -- The importance of environmental income to the poor -- Commons as a source of insurance -- The effect of growth on local resource use -- Welfare impacts of degradation -- The role of poverty in environmental change -- Conclusions -- Health outcomes and environmental pathogens -- Theoretical linkages between health outcomes and environmental conditions -- Empirical evidence of linkages between health outcomes and environmental conditions -- How robust are the empirical findings? -- Conclusions and tentative policy implications -- Household welfare and policy reforms -- Selected policy reforms: evidence from case studies -- Challenges and data limitations -- Conclusions -- Directions for change -- Use of local natural resources -- Design principles for improving environmental health -- Better data for monitoring change -- Policy reforms for managing the environment and reducing poverty -- Moving forward. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Poverty -- Environmental aspects -- Developing countries.
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Households -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries.
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Infrastructure (Economics) -- Developing countries.
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Natural resources -- Developing countries.
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Environmental health -- Developing countries.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
World Bank.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780821372234 |
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0821372238 |
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9780821372241 (electronic bk.) |
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0821372246 (electronic bk.) |
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