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Sustainable resource and environmental management in Tonga : current situation, community perceptions and a proposed new policy framework / by Netatua Pelesikoti.

By:

Pelesikoti, Netatua [author.]

Contributor(s):

University of Wollongong. School of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Wollongong : University of Wollongong, 2003Description: xxviii, 410 leaves : maps ; 30 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

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Genre/Form:

Academic theses.

DDC classification:

338.92709612/1

Dissertation note: Ph.D. University of Wollongong 2003 Summary: "The success of Tonga's current and future development depends on sustainable management of its natural resources. However, with increasing population, changing socio-economic aspiration and activities, the quality and quantity of the biophysical environment are declining. This is likely to be exacerbated if the major environmental issues are not addressed immediately. Unsustainable practices in agriculture and fishing, and population related pressures such as waste generated and increasing demand for natural resources coupled with a specific system of management have been identified as the major causes of environmental degradation. The Government has not been committed to sustainable management of natural resources and to the management of the outputs of resource use. Thus, most of the previous legislation and policies have lacked provisions for environmental consideration and socio-economic developments"--Abstract.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Texts - cam	TNU, Faculty of Education, Arts and Humanities Theses Collection	338.92709612 PEL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan	FEAH24090029

Thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Ph.D. University of Wollongong 2003

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 385-410).

"The success of Tonga's current and future development depends on sustainable management of its natural resources. However, with increasing population, changing socio-economic aspiration and activities, the quality and quantity of the biophysical environment are declining. This is likely to be exacerbated if the major environmental issues are not addressed immediately. Unsustainable practices in agriculture and fishing, and population related pressures such as waste generated and increasing demand for natural resources coupled with a specific system of management have been identified as the major causes of environmental degradation. The Government has not been committed to sustainable management of natural resources and to the management of the outputs of resource use. Thus, most of the previous legislation and policies have lacked provisions for environmental consideration and socio-economic developments"--Abstract.