| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 168 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Directions in development. Environment |
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Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Environment.
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| Contents |
Introduction / Lelia Croitoru and Maria Sarraf -- Water degradation: the case of Tunisia / Lelia Croitoru [and others] -- Air pollution: the case of Jordan / Leila Croitoru, Raffaello Cervigni, and Amer Jabarin -- Deforestation and forest degradation: the case of the Islamic Republic of Iran / Lelia Croitoru -- Land degradation: the case of Morocco / Maria Sarraf and Abdeljaouad Jorio -- Oil spill and waste due to conflict: the case of Lebanon / Maria Sarraf [and others] -- Implications for policies, investments, and institutions / Sherif Arif |
| Summary |
How much is a cleaner environment worth? For policy makers, that question goes largely unanswered. It's not that the environment is seen as unimportant. It's simply much easier to compare the costs and benefits of tangible projects such as airports and electrical grids, than it is to weigh the merits of a landfill cleanup. Over the past decades, the World Bank has undertaken a systematic effort to put a monetary value on environmental degradation, which results sparked policy changes. This book brings together the best case studies of the Cost of Environmental Degradation undertaken in the Mid |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Environmental degradation -- Middle East -- Case studies
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Environmental degradation -- Africa, North -- Case studies
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SCIENCE -- Environmental Science (see also Chemistry -- Environmental)
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy.
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Ecology
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Environmental degradation
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| SUBJECT |
Middle East -- Environmental conditions -- Case studies
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Africa, North -- Environmental conditions -- Case studies
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| Subject |
North Africa
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Middle East
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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Case studies.
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Études de cas.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Croitoru, Lelia.
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Sarraf, Maria.
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| LC no. |
2010010933 |
| ISBN |
9780821383964 |
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0821383965 |
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9780821383186 |
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0821383183 |
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