Natural resources : management, economic development and protection / Jeanette B. Pauling, editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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English.

NATURAL RESOURCES:MANAGEMENT, ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT AND PROTECTION; NATURAL RESOURCES:MANAGEMENT, ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT AND PROTECTION; CONTENTS; PREFACE; COMPETITIVENESS EVALUATIONFOR THE ALENTEJO AGRICULTURE AMONGTHE MONTADO ECOSYSTEM; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; METHODOLOGY; RESULTS; CONCLUSION; ANNEX 1.; REFERENCES; FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES:BACKGROUND ON LAND ANDRESOURCES MANAGEMENT*; SUMMARY; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION [1]: SCOPE AND ORGANIZATION; BACKGROUND; HISTORICAL REVIEW; ISSUES; CRS REPORTS AND COMMITTEE PRINTS [18]; FEDERAL LANDS FINANCING [19].

Revenues from Activities on Federal LandsAgency Appropriations; Compensation to State and Local Governments; Issues; Major Statutes; CRS Reports and Committee Prints [26]; THE NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM [27]; Background [28]; Organization; MANAGEMENT; Land Ownership; Issues; Major Statutes; CRS Reports and Committee Prints [39]; BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT [40]; Background; Organization; Management; Land Ownership; Issues; Major Statutes; CRS Reports and Committee Prints [58]; THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM [59]; Background; Organization and Management; Land Ownership; Issues; Major Statutes.

CRS Reports and Committee Prints [81]THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM [82]; Background; Organization and Management; Land Ownership; Issues; Major Statutes [96]; CRS Reports and Committee Prints [97]; SPECIAL SYSTEMS ON FEDERAL LANDS; THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM [98]; Background; Organization and Management; Designation; Issues; Major Statutes; CRS Reports and Committee Prints [100]; THE NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM [101]; Background; Organization and Management; Designation; Issues; Major Statutes; CRS Reports and Committee Prints [104]; NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM [105].

BackgroundOrganization and Management; Designation; Major Statutes [115]; APPENDIX 1. MAJOR ACRONYMS USED IN THIS ARTICLE; APPENDIX 2. DEFINITION OF SELECTED TERMS; ENDNONTES; CONSERVATION, NATURAL RESOURCEMANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES INRURAL AFRICA: EVIDENCE FROM EAST AFRICA; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. FARMING SYSTEMS, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND DEVELOPMENT NEEDS; 2.1. Status and Challenges; 2.2. Concepts and Models; 2.3. Methodologies and Application; 3. CASE STUDY FROM A RIFT VALLEY COMMUNITY; 3.1. Introduction to a Case Study; 3.2. Methods; 3.3. Results; 3.4. Discussions.

4. CONCLUSIONNewly Emerging Challenge and Future Research Agenda; APPENDIX 1: EXPLANATORY VARIABLES FOR THE CLD PATTERNS; REFERENCES; PROTECTION OF RIPARIAN LANDSCAPES IN ISRAEL; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; THE IMPORTANCE OF RIPARIAN LANDSCAPES; THE RIVERS IN ISRAEL; PROTECTION OF RIPARIAN LANDSCAPES IN ISRAELI LEGISLATION; The Water Law; The Drainage Law; The Rivers Authorities Law; INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE; Drainage Authorities; Rivers Authorities; The Rivers Administration; PHYSICAL PLANNING AS A PROTECTION TOOL; National Planning; Regional Planning; Local Planning; DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION.

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