Poverty and the environment : understanding linkages at the household level.
Poverty and the environment : understanding linkages at the household level.
- Washington, DC : The World Bank, c2008.
- vii, 78 p. : ill.
- Environment and development .
- Environment and development (Washington, D.C.) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-74) and index.
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.
9780821372234 0821372238 9780821372241 (electronic) 0821372246 (electronic)
2007031887
GBA784731 bnb
014101380 Uk
Poverty--Environmental aspects--Developing countries.
Households--Economic aspects--Developing countries.
Infrastructure (Economics)--Developing countries.
Natural resources--Developing countries.
Environmental health--Developing countries.
HC59.72 / .P68 2008
339.4/9091724
Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-74) and index.
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.
9780821372234 0821372238 9780821372241 (electronic) 0821372246 (electronic)
2007031887
GBA784731 bnb
014101380 Uk
Poverty--Environmental aspects--Developing countries.
Households--Economic aspects--Developing countries.
Infrastructure (Economics)--Developing countries.
Natural resources--Developing countries.
Environmental health--Developing countries.
HC59.72 / .P68 2008
339.4/9091724