Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert : Steven J. Phillips and Patricia Wentworth Comus, Editors
Vision for Water and Nature: A World Strategy for Conservation and Sustainable Management of Water Resources in the 21st Century IUCN
Renewable Resources for Electric Power: Prospects and Challenges : Raphael Edinger and Sanjay Kaul
Against the Grain: The Genetic Transformation of Global Agriculture : Marc Lappé and Britt Bailey.
Glen Canyon Dammed: Inventing Lake Powell and the Canyon Country : Jared Farmer
Life out of Bounds: Bioinvasion in a Borderless World : Chris Bright     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Rural energy strategies: Energy For Rural Development In Zimbabwe edited by Richard Hosier
National energy planning Zimbabwe: Energy Planning For National Development: edited by Richard Hosier
Appropriate design: Design For Northern Climates : Cold-Climate Planning And Environmental Design:by Vladimir Matus
Indigenous resource: Natural Gas : Governments And Oil Companies In The Third World: by Ann Davison, Chris Hurst and Robert Mabro
A 'structural' matrix of income distribution : Natural Resource Policy And Income Distribution: by Adam Rose, Brandt Stevens and Gregg Davis
Chinese energy policy : China'S Energy And Mineral Industries: Current Perspectives:edited by James P. Dorian and David G. Findley
Material questions : Essential Raw Materials — The Threat Of Supply Disruptions:by Bernard Keeling
Desertification in West Africa : Desertification Control And Renewable Resource Management In The Sahelian And Sudanian Zones Of West Africa, edited by Francois Falloux and Aleki Murkundi     

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Book reviewed in this article: Inuit, Whaling, and Sustainability Milton M.R. Freeman, Lyudmila Bogoslovskaya, Richard A. Caulfield, Ingmar Egede, Igor I. Krupnik and Marc G. Stevenson Development Policies in Natural Resource Economies : Jörg Mayer, Brian Chambers and Ayisha Farooq, Editors: Edward Elgar Wildlife Resources: A Global Account of Economic Use : Harald H. Roth, Günther Merz, Editors: Springer‐Verlag Global Public Goods: International Cooperation in the 21st Century : Inge Kaul, Isabelle Grunberg, Marc A. Stern, Editors Pillar of Sand: Can the Irrigation Miracle Last? : Sandra Postel, W.W. Norton & Company Planning for Biodiversity: Issues and Examples : Sheila Peck     

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Book reviewed in this article:
The World Copper Industry: Its Changing Structure and Future Prospects : Kenji Takeuchi, John E. Strongman, Shunichi Maeda and C. Suan Tan
Non-fuel Minerals: Foreign Dependence and National Security : Raymond F. Mikesell
The World Gas Trade Editor : Melvin Conant
Rainwater Harvesting: The Collection of Rainfall and Run-off in Rural Areas : Arnold Pacey with Adrian Cullis     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Rainforests for the future: NO TIMBER WITHOUT TREES: Sustainability in the Tropical Forest by Duncan Poore, Peter Burgess, John Palmer, Simon Rietbergen and Timothy Sinott
Determining the cut-off grade : THE ECONOMIC DEFINITION OF ORE: Cut-off Grades in Theory and Practice by Kenneth F. Lane
The nex decade for mining : PROSPECTS FOR MINERALS IN THE 90s edited by Peter R. Richardson and Renka Gesing
Accounting for the future : WASTING ASSETS: Natural Resources in the National Income Accounts by Robert Repetto, William Magrath, Michael Wells, Christine Beer and Fabrizio Rossini
Missed opportunities : THE PURPOSE OF FORESTS: Follies of Development by Jack Westoby     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Moving Africa forward in the 1990s : SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: FROM CRISIS TO SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, A LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE STUDY by Ramgopal Agarwala, Pierre Landell-Mills, Stanley Please AFRICA'S COMMODITY PROBLEMS: TOWARDS A SOLUTION : by Malcom Fraser, Chairman The future for oil : WORLD OIL PRICES: DEMAND, SUPPLY AND SUBSTITUTES by Yousuf H. Mohammad, Walter J. Mead The world oil industry : ENERGY WATCHERS I: SHADOW OPEC: NEW ELEMENT FOR STABILITY? AND A ‘REINTEGRATED’ OIL INDUSTRY edited by Dorothea H. El Mallakh     

Book reviews

Planning in the Public Domain: From Knowledge to Action

John Friedmann. Princeton University Press, 1987, 501pp.

New Communities for Urban Squatters: Lessons from the Plan that Failed in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Charles L. Choguill, Plenum Press, New York 1987, pp. 213.

Models of Urban and Regional Systems in Developing Countries

George Chadwick, Oxford, Pergamon Press, 1987, xv +320pp.

Price: £17.50.     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Inside Mining: The Economics of the Supply and Demand of Minerals and Metals : Phillip Crowson
Profit Centers in Industrial Ecology: The Business Executive's Approach to the Environment : R.S. Smith, Jr.
Climate Change and the Global Harvest: Potential Impacts of the Greenhouse Effect on Agriculture : C. Rosenzweig, D. Hillel (Eds.)     

Book reviews

Costs and Benefits of Rent Control in Kumasi, Ghana

by S. Malpezzi, A. G. Tipple and K. G. Willis 1990 The World Bank. 129 pages. £9.95

Radical Planning Initiatives: New Directions for Urban Planning in the 1990s

J. Montgmery and A. Thornley (Eds.) Gower, 1990, pp.325, £32.50 (hardback).

Privatism and Urban Policy in Britain and the United States

Barnekov, T., Boyle, R. and Rich, D. (1989). Oxford: Oxford University Press. £12.95 (paperback).

The Scottish New Towns: The Way Ahead.

Industry Department for Scotland. Cm 711 Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Edinburgh. Price £5.00. 21 pages.

The State in Action

Simmie J. and King R. (eds). Pinter Publishing, 1990, 212 pages, £30.00.

Current Issues in Planning

eds. Sylvia Trench and Taner Oc. Gower 1990. £29.00. 236 pages.

Opencast — Casting a Shadow

Pratt A. and Pattison K. (1989). 96 pages. £4.00. M. F. Downing, Reader Landscape Design

Evaluation Methods for Urban and Regional Plans: Essays in Memory of Morris (Moshe) Hill

D. Shefer and H. Voogd (Eds.). Pion Ltd., London, 1990. 190 pages. £20.00

Environmental Assessment: a practical guide.

C. A. Fortlage (1990). Gower, Aldershot. 168 pages. Price £25.00.     

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Book reviewed in this article:
The State of the Environment Authors : Essam El-Hinnawi and Manzur H. Hashmi
Options for Developing Countries in Mining Development Authors : Grantley W. Walrond and Raj Kumar
Ground Water Quality Protection Authors : Larry W. Canter, Robert C. Knox and Deborah M. Fairchild
India and Thailand: Social and Economic Effects of Petroleum Development Authors : Tata Energy Research Institute, with C. R. Jagannathan and Charit Tingsabadh
China and Malaysia: Social and Economic Effects of Petroleum Development Authors : Peter Hills and Paddy Bowie     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Economics in Zimbabwe : DEVELOPMENT DYNAMICS: THEORIES AND LESSONS FROM ZIMBABWE by Mthuli Ncube
US minerals and metals : COMPETITIVENESS OF THE US MINERALS AND METALS INDUSTRY Report by the National Research Council
Economic value of natural resources : ECONOMIC VALUATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES: ISSUES, THEORY AND APPLICATIONS edited by Rebecca L. Johnson
Global climate protection : GREENHOUSE WARMING: NEGOTIATING A GLOBAL REGIME by Jessica T. Mathews et al     

Book reviews

Spatial Energy Analysis: Models for Strategic Decisions in an Urban and Regional Context

Lundqvist, L., Mattsson, L‐G., and Eriksson, E. A. (eds) 1989. Avebury. pp. 386.

Planning in the Face of Power

John Forester. 1989. University of California Press, London.

Planned to Death: The Annihilation of a place called Howdendyke

J. Douglas Porteous. Manchester University Press, 1989. ISBN: 0 7190 2831 0. Hardback, 254 pp. Illustrated. £35.

The Child in the City

Colin Ward. Bedford Square Press, 1990. Price £7.95. pp. 232.

Current Issues in Planning

Sylvia Trench and O. C. Tanner (eds). Gower, 1990. £29.50. Hardback.

Growth and Change in a Core Region

M. Breheny and P. Congdon (eds). London Papers in Regional Science 10. Pion, 1989.

The Greening of Aid: Sustainable: Livelihoods in Practice

C. Conroy and M. Litvinoff (eds). Earthscan Publications Ltd., London. 1989. pp. 293. £8.95 (paperback).

Mastering the Politics of Planning: Crafting Credible Plans and Policies that Make a Difference

Guy Benveniste. Jossey‐Bass, San Francisco and London. 1989. pp. 314. £24.95.     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Macro and micro : FINANCIAL STRATEGIES AND PUBLIC POLICIES: BANKING, INSURANCE AND INDUSTRY. Edited by Zuhayr Mikdashi
Grassroots development : IN DEFENSE OF LIVELIHOOD: COMPARATIVE STUDIES ON ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION. Edited by John Friedmann and Haripriya Rangan
Holistic approach : AMERICA'S WATER: FEDERAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. Peter Rogers     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Environmental management : SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: Principles and Practice edited by R. Kerry Turner
Development projects and the environment : ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS by John A. Dixon, Richard A. Carpenter, Louise A. Fallon, Paul B. Sherman and Supachit Manipomoke
Collecting the rent : PETROLEUM RENT COLLECTION AROUND THE WORLD by Alexander Kemp
Land-use planning : MINERAL RESOURCES EXTRACTION, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND LAND-USE PLANNING IN THE INDUSTRIAL AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES edited by Peter Arndt and Gerd W. Lüttig
Energy policy in Mexico : ENERGY POLICY IN MEXICO: Problems and Prospects for the Future edited by Miguel S. Wionczek, Oscar M. Guzman and Roberto Gutierrez
Mineral resource economics and theory : MINERAL RESOURCES: A System Analytical and Functional Approach by Laszlo Kapolyi
Natural resource problems NATURAL RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ANALYSIS: Cases in Applied Economics edited by George. M. Johnston, David Freshwater and Philip Favero     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
State of the World : STATE OF THE WORLD 1993 by Lester Brown
Energy for the developing world : FUELING DEVELOPMENT: ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES John Gibbons
Caring for rainforests : TROPICAL RAINFORESTS by Chris C. Park
Renewable energy : COOL ENERGY: RENEWABLE SOLUTIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS by Michael Brower
Environmental degradation and disaster : DISASTERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: MANAGING NATURAL DISASTERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT edited by Alcira Kreimer and Mohan Munasinghe
Mining investment and compensation : MINERAL TAXATION AND INVESTMENT     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
National Energy Data Systems Editors : Dilip R. Ahuja, R. K. Pacauri and N. K. Gopalakrishnan
Energy Update: Oil in the Late Twentieth Century Authors : Michael Tanzer and Stephen Zorn
Fuelwood in Urban Markets: A Case Study of Hyderabad Authors : Manzoor Alam, Joy Dunkerley, K. N. Gopi, William Ramsay and Elizabeth Davis.     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article: PV products for the 21st century : SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PRODUCTS: A Guide for Development Workers by Anthony Derrick, Catherine Francis and Varis Bokalders Biomass resources : BIOMASS ASSESSMENT: Woody Biomass in the SADCC Region by A. Millington and J. Townshend Earthscan Publications, London, 270 PP The fuelwood crisis : BEYOND THE WOODFUEL CRISIS by Gerald Leach and Robin Mearns Earthscan Publications, London, 1988, 309 pp Oil and government policies : COMMON CARRIER OF COMMON SENSE by Paul Frankel Enjoying the windfall : OIL WINDFALLS: Blessing or Curse? by Alan Gelb and Associates Looking to the future : RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES FOR THE 21st CENTURY edited by R. Hill, P. O'Keefe and N. M. Pearsall Petroleum investment in developing countries : PETROLEUM INVESTMENT POLICIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES edited by Nicky Beredjick and Thomas Walde     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article: A ray of hope : RETHINKING TECHNICAL COOPERATION: Reforms for Capacity Building in Africa by Elliot J. Berg A lack of optimism : GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT: Perspectives on Sustainability Edited by Joel Darmstadter Conserving water : WATER SUPPLY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Developing World Applications by Mohan Munasinghe Learning to hedge : COMMODITY RISK MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE Edited by Theophilos Priovolos and Ronald C. Duncan Alive and well? : THE MEXICAN PETROLEUM INDUSTRY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Edited by Jonathan C. Brown and Alan Knight     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
The Acid Rain Debate: Scientific, Economic and Political Dimensions : Ernest J. Yanarella and Randal H. Ihara
Progress in Natural Resource Economics : Anthony Scott, with the assistance of John Helewell, Tracy Lewis and Philip Neker.
Renewable Energy Assessments: An Energy Planner's Manual : Marcia Gowen     

Book reviews

Local Politics and Participation in Britain and France

Albert Mabileau, George Moyser, Gerraint Parry, Patrick Quantin. 1989. 281 pp. Price £30.00.

ISBN: 0 521 34576 6.

The Rural State?: Limits to Planning in Rural Society

Paul Cloke and Jo Little. 1990, Oxford University Press. 287 pp.

Price £30.00.

ISBN: 0 19 823287 X

Urbanisation in History: A Process of Dynamic Interactions. International Studies in Demography.

Edited by Ad van der Woude, Jan de Vries, and Akira Hayami. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1990. 371 pp. Price £40.00.

Housing and Social Inequality

Jenny Morris and Martin Winn

Integrated Land‐Use and Transport Modelling — Decision Chains and Hierarchies

Tomas de la Barra

Beyond Green Belts — Managing Urban Growth in 21st Century

Regional Studies Association (1990). 64 pp. Price £9.95.

Learning from Rotterdam

M. J. Vroom and J. H. A. Meeus.

173 pp. Nichols, New York. Price £25.

Reviewing the Quality of Environmental Statements

N. Lee and R. Colley

EIA Centre, University of Manchester, 1990.

Occasional Paper 25, 46 pp. Price: £3.00.

Knowledge and Public Policy: the search for meaningful indicators

Judith Innes. Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick. 352 pp. Price: £16.95.

Urban Problems: An Applied Urban Analysis

Michael Pacione. Routledge, 1990.

Living with Inner City Policies: Two Essays on Inner City Life and Inner City Policies

Meryl Aldridge and John Edwards, Department of Social Policy, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College. Social Policy Papers No. 2, 1989.

Information Technology in Geography and Planning: including principles of GIS

Bracken and Webster, Routledge, London 1990. 444 pp.

Housing and Social Change in Europe and the USA

Michael Ball, Michael Harloe and Maartje Martens. Routledge, 222 pp. Price: £10.99.

Land and Property Development: Changing Context

Edited by Healey and Nabarro. 212 pp. Price: £39.50.