Project
Southeast Asia Project
Details
Project Code:
Not Available
Start Date:
1997
End Date:
2004
CRSP Phase:
Phase 2
Budget:
Not Available
Countries:
Philippines
Participants
Lead University:
University of Wisconsin
Other Partners:
Not Available
Principal Investigator(s):
Ian Coxhead
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
None
Links
Overview
The Southeast Asia project in the Manupali watershed in the Philippines was SANREM’s first research site. Established in 1992, this project was designed to support decision-makers in circumstances where global and regional markets, as well as the devolution of authority, strongly influence local natural resource management.
Objectives
Coming soon
Outcomes
Ed. I. Coxhead (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and G.E. Shively (Purdue University). CABI Publishing, Oxford, UK. 2005. This book addresses land use change in tropical landscapes, with particular emphasis on the economic processes that influence rates of land degradation and forest clearing. Multidisciplinary contributions draw lessons from a rich, decade-long collection of economic, social, and environmental data on the Manupali watershed in the southern Philippines. Through this detailed case study the book documents forces leading to land use changes, in particular the potential impacts of institutional devolution and policy reforms, and highlights interrelationships among biological, economic and social phenomena. This book will be of significant interest to those studying natural resource economics, soil and water conservation, land use, and agricultural development.
