Development of Environment Statistics in Developing Asian and Pacific Countries
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Hardcopy price: $30.00 ISBN: 971-561-165-7
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(Pub. Date: 1999)
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This book is the result of a regional technical assistance for institutional strengthening and collection of environment statistics to assist 11 selected DMCs in developing their institutional capabilities to collect, compile, and disseminate environment statistics.
This is a useful reference for the national statistical and environmental agencies charged with compiling environment statistics.
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Foreword, Acknowledgements and Abbreviations [ PDF: 123kb | 09 pages ]
Chapter 1 – Introduction [ PDF: 503kb | 19 pages ]
- Background
- Environmental Issues in the Asian and Pacific Region
- RETA 5555
Chapter 2 – Development of Environment Statistics in DMCs: Issues and Problems [ PDF: 204kb | 31 pages ]
- Types and Uses of Environmental Data and Statistics
- Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics
- Compendium of Environment Statistics
- State-of-Environment Statistics in Developing Member Countries
- Problems and Issues in the Collection of
- Environment Statistics
- Conclusion
Chapter 3 – Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics [ PDF: 352kb | 21 pages ]
- Introduction
- Framework for Environment Statistics
- Conceptual Model for Compiling Environment
- Statistics
- Implementation of an Environment Statistics Program
Chapter 4 – Core Environment Statistics and Methodological Issues [ PDF: 211kb | 43 pages ]
- Land Use
- Deforestation
- Soil Degradation
- Water Resources Availability and Use
- Water Quality Degradation
- Urban Air Pollution
- Greenhouse Gases
- Human Settlements
- Bioresources
- Methodological Issues in Developing Environment Statistics
- Basic Data Standards
Chapter 5 - Country Experiences in the Development of Environment Statistics in DMCs [ PDF: 142kb | 15 pages ]
- Status of Environment Statistics in Selected Countries Before the RETA
- Institutional Framework for Collecting Environment Statistics Prior to the RETA
- An Approach to Developing Environment Statistics Adopted by DMCs
- Present Status
Chapter 6 – Future Directions in the Development of
Environment Statistics [ PDF: 194kb | 30 pages ]
- Priorities in Strengthening Environmental Statistical Systems
- Linking the Environment Statistics Framework with Policy Through State-of-the-Environment Reporting
- Institutional Issues
- Handbook and Manuals
- Recommendations of the Concluding Workshop
- Future Work
Appendixes [ PDF: 35kb | 08 pages ]
References [ PDF: 17kb | 04 pages ]
Glossary of Environment Terms [ PDF: 60kb | 19 pages ]
Environment Statistics and Indicators [ PDF: 68kb | 26 pages ]
- Index to the Bibliography
- A Bibliography
- Useful Web Sites
ISBN 971-561-165-7
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Asian Development Bank
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