Economics of dryland management

Abstract

Contents: Dryland problem -- Dryland characteristics and the degradation process -- Role of public policy in dryland development and management -- General economic principles and techniques of analysis -- Managing drylands as renewable economic resources -- Economic appraisal of investments in dryland programmes and projects -- Valuation of on-site and off-site effects -- Risk and uncertainty in dryland development and management -- Models of dryland development planning -- Implementation of policies, programmes and projects -- Case study: benefit-cost analysis of soil conservation in Maphutseng, Lesotho