Economic and social considerations for aquaculture site selection: an Asian perspective
NETWORK OF AQUACULTURE CENTRES IN ASIA
November 1983
| NACA-SF/WP/83/10 Economic and social considerations for aquaculture site selection: an Asian perspective |
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This short paper discusses the major economic and social considerations for aquaculture site selection. By pointing out as well as bringing together all possible considerations from the economic and social perspectives, the author not only hopes to broaden the technical evaluation of aquaculture sites but to enrich and show the equal importance of these factors in site selection.
Both the economics of private and social costs and benefits are highlighted throughout the discussion. As GIS or Geographical Information System provides the mechanism and methodology to store, manipulate, integrate, analyse and synthesize different diverse bits and pieces of information from different sources involving many different disciplines, national aquaculture planners and policy-makers as well as potential aquaculture investors should be encouraged to apply this model.
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Economic and social considerations for Aquaculture Site selection an Asian-perspective