Disaster and the Environment - Trainer's Guide - 2nd edition (Disaster Management Training Programme, 74 p.): PART 3: MITIGATING ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION: 25. ECONOMIC POLICIES

Disaster and the Environment - Trainer's Guide - 2nd edition (Disaster Management Training Programme, 74 p.)

PART 3: MITIGATING ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION

		22. PART 3: LEARNING OBJECTIVES
		23. WHY MITIGATE?
		24. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
		25. ECONOMIC POLICIES
		26. HUMAN-ORIENTED POLICIES
		27. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
		28. SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
		29. THE EFFECTS OF WAR
		30. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
		31. SUMMARY - PART 3
		32. SUMMARY - PART 3 (CONTINUED)

25. ECONOMIC POLICIES

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Discuss proper resource pricing and land reform. Ask participants to give examples from their own experiences regarding wastage of undervalued resources and the effects of unequal or lack of land tenure.

Undervalued resources are often wasted. For example, the fact that clean air has no price may encourage pollution.