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Marine Resource Conservation and Poverty Reduction Strategies in Tanzania [electronic resource] /by Jennifer K. Sesabo.

by Sesabo, Jennifer K [author.]; SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Hamburg Studies on Maritime Affairs, International Max Planck Research School for Maritime Affairs at the University of Hamburg: 8Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.Description: XIX, 133 p. 18 illus. online resource.ISBN: 9783540699439.Subject(s): Economics | Comparative law | Environmental law | Environmental management | Environmental economics | Economics/Management Science | Environmental Economics | Environmental Management | Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice | Regional Science | International & Foreign Law/Comparative LawDDC classification: 333.7 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Summary of the Book -- and Overview -- Costal Rural Households and Decision to Participate in Various Activities -- Small-scale Fishing Households and Technical Efficiency -- Households Attitudes Towards Marine Resource Conservation -- Conclusion.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: Despite the social, nutritional, economical and environmental importance of Tanzanian coastal areas, yet they are vulnerable to both over-exploitation and degradation of their habitats. Using the data from two coastal villages and econometric methods as well as Stochastic Production Frontier techniques, the book demonstrates the extent which various socio-economic dimensions of rural coastal households influence livelihood pathways, production efficiency and attitudes towards conservation initiatives. Thus, attention to differential patterns of rural coastal households presents more viable possibilities for coastal villages to have conservation-development policies/programs that lead to poverty reduction.
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Summary of the Book -- and Overview -- Costal Rural Households and Decision to Participate in Various Activities -- Small-scale Fishing Households and Technical Efficiency -- Households Attitudes Towards Marine Resource Conservation -- Conclusion.

Despite the social, nutritional, economical and environmental importance of Tanzanian coastal areas, yet they are vulnerable to both over-exploitation and degradation of their habitats. Using the data from two coastal villages and econometric methods as well as Stochastic Production Frontier techniques, the book demonstrates the extent which various socio-economic dimensions of rural coastal households influence livelihood pathways, production efficiency and attitudes towards conservation initiatives. Thus, attention to differential patterns of rural coastal households presents more viable possibilities for coastal villages to have conservation-development policies/programs that lead to poverty reduction.

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