Introducción
Modestos avances se han logrado en América Latina y el Caribe
en materia de desarrollo sustentable, sobre todo en comparación con los
lineamientos de la Cumbre de la Tierra celebrada en Río de Janeiro en 1992. Se
han dado pasos importantes en el desarrollo de capacidades, aunque no se
advierte un efectivo freno a las tendencias del deterioro ambiental (CEPAL,
2001g);.
El presente documento se centra en exponer la gestión de los
recursos naturales y sus efectos sobre la sustentabilidad del desarrollo en las
áreas rurales y su población en Centroamérica y México. Se parte de
constat…
Preface This study was prepared for the Government of Jamaica following the significant physical damage and economic losses that the country sustained as a result of flood rains associated with the development of Hurricane Michelle. The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) submitted a request for assistance in undertaking a social, environmental and economic impact assessment to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on 14 November 2001. ECLAC responded with haste and modified its work plan to accommodate the request. A request for training in the use of th…
It is largely agreed that successful development depends on the rational use of natural capital (World Bank, 1998). In recent years, advances have been made to measuring progress toward 'sustainable development' (Kunte et al., 1998), and in applying valuation techniques to the analysis of the environmental impacts of investment projects and public policies, both in developed and developing countries (Barbier, 1998). Natural capital is not exclusively endangered by human actions (or inactions). Environmental (quantity or quality) changes may also be induced by natural hazards which, b…
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