Kerr, Geoffrey2009-09-161990-060112-0875https://hdl.handle.net/10182/1198The essence of resource management is determining the optimal rates of use and allocation of scarce resources. However, a problem arises in determining what optimality means. Often the resource management agency uses different criteria than other parties to define desirable outcomes. This paper concentrates on the problem of allocating resources in isolation from the problem of determining the rate of their use, to understand better the implications of choosing alternative resource allocation methods.pp.1-93enCopyright © Centre for Resource Management.resource allocation toolsmonopoly supplyeconomic modellingmarket competitionOtherMarsden::300803 Natural resources managementMarsden::300804 Environmental impact assessmentANZSRC::1505 Marketing