The allocation and conservation of natural resources. The main emphases are on: an understanding of the processes involved in the exploitation of resources; the analysis of the allocation of resources; and the development and evaluation of management strategies in resource allocation. Sustainable development and environmental protection are major goals; see Barton (2006) Asia Pac. Viewpt 47, 3 on fishery resource management in Chile and New Zealand. See Johnson et al. (2004) Nat. Res. Forum, 28, 3 on gender analysis in resource management.