Drivers Of Environmental Change In Uplands
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Drivers Of Environmental Change In Uplands
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Author : Aletta Bonn
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2009-01-13
Drivers Of Environmental Change In Uplands written by Aletta Bonn and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-13 with Business & Economics categories.
Addressing policy related issues, providing up-to-date scientific background information and laying out pressing land management questions, this interdisciplinary volume identifies and discusses key directions of environmental change in uplands, as well as providing an outlook into future management and conservation options responding to these changes.
Lairds Land And Sustainability
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Author : Jayne Glass
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2013-07-22
Lairds Land And Sustainability written by Jayne Glass and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-22 with Nature categories.
Scotland is at the heart of modern sustainable upland management. This collection of cutting edge studies is a first-to-press synthesis of studies carried out by the Centre for Mountain Studies at Perth College, which will be both enlightening and relevan
What Is Land For
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Author : Matt Lobley
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2009-12
What Is Land For written by Matt Lobley and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12 with Business & Economics categories.
In recent decades agricultural commodity surpluses in the developed world have contributed to a mantra of 'land surplus' in which set-aside, extensification, alternative land uses and 'wilding' have been key terms in debates over land. Quite suddenly all this has changed as a consequence of rapidly shifting commodity markets. Prices for cereals, oil seeds and other globally traded commodities have risen sharply. A contributor to this has been the shift to bioenergy cropping, fuelled by concerns over post-peak oil and climate change. Agricultural supply chain interests have embraced the 'new environmentalism' of climate change with enthusiasm, proudly proclaiming the readiness of the industry to produce both food and energy crops, and to do so with a neo-liberal confidence in markets to determine the balance between food and non-food crops in land use. But policy and politics have not necessarily caught up with these market and industry-led changes and some environmentalists are beginning to challenge the assumptions of the new 'productivism'. Is it necessarily the case, they ask, that agriculture's best contribution to tackling climate change is to grow bioenergy crops or invest in anaerobic-digesters or make land over for windfarms? Might not there be an equally important role in maximising the carbon sequestration or water-holding properties of biodiverse land? What is Land For? tackles these key cutting-edge issues of this new debate by setting out a baseline of evidence and ideas.
An Upland Community In Transition
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Author : Agnes C. Rola
language : en
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Release Date : 2011
An Upland Community In Transition written by Agnes C. Rola and has been published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Business & Economics categories.
All over Southeast Asia, rural communities are in transition to a sustainable status. This book explores how an environmentally fragile upland community in rural Philippines coped with and responded to economic and environmental tensions brought about by a globalized economy and decentralization. This in turn gave rise to local power especially in the management of natural resources.
Evaluation Of Methodologies For Visual Impact Assessments
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Author : Craig Churchward
language : en
Publisher: Transportation Research Board National Research
Release Date : 2013
Evaluation Of Methodologies For Visual Impact Assessments written by Craig Churchward and has been published by Transportation Research Board National Research this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Aesthetics categories.
"TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 741: Evaluation of Methodologies for Visual Impact Assessments evaluates visual impact assessment (VIA) procedures, methods, and practices that satisfy or exceed National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other requirements. The report documents VIA methodologies and approaches used in the United States and other countries, describes the decision making framework used to select specific VIA techniques for a given project, includes VIA best practice case studies from state departments of transportation, and highlights promising new developments in the field."--pub. desc.
The Sage Handbook Of Environmental Change
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Author : John A Matthews
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2012-01-31
The Sage Handbook Of Environmental Change written by John A Matthews and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-31 with Science categories.
The SAGE Handbook of Environmental Change is an extensive survey of the interdisciplinary science of environmental change, including recent debates on climate change and the full range of other natural and anthropogenic changes affecting the Earth-ocean-atmosphere system in the past, present and future. It examines the historic importance, present status and future prospects of the field over two volumes. With more than 40 chapters, the books situate the defining characteristics and key paradigms within a state-of-the-art review of the field, including its changing nature and diversity of approaches, evidence base, key theoretical arguments, resonances with other disciplines and relationships between theory, research and practice. Opening with a detailed, contextualizing essay by the editors, the work is arranged into six parts: Part One: Approaches to Understanding Environmental Change Part Two: Evidence of Environmental Change and the Geo-ecological Response Part Three: Causes, Mechanisms and Dynamics of Environmental Change Part Four: Key Issues of Human-induced Environmental Changes and Their Impacts Part Five: Patterns, Processes and Impacts of Environmental Change at the Regional Scale Part Six: Responses of People to Environmental Change and Implications for Society Global in its coverage, scientific and theoretical in its approach, the books bring together an international set of respected editors and contributors to provide an exciting, timely addition to the literature on climate change. With the subjects′ interdisciplinary framework, this book will appeal to academics, researchers, postgraduates and practitioners in a variety of disciplines including, geography, geology, ecology, environmental science, archaeology, anthropology, politics and sociology.
Decentralized Governance Of Adaptation To Climate Change In Africa
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Author : Esbern Friis-Hansen
language : en
Publisher: CABI
Release Date : 2017-07-12
Decentralized Governance Of Adaptation To Climate Change In Africa written by Esbern Friis-Hansen and has been published by CABI this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-12 with Science categories.
Two perspectives have dominated the social science discourse on climate change adaptation. Firstly, an international narrative among UN and donor agencies of technical and financial support for planned climate change adaptation. Secondly, a significant volume of studies discuss how local communities can undertake their own autonomous adaptation. Effective and sustainable climate adaptation requires a third focus: understanding of the political processes within sub-national institutions that mediate between national and local practices. This book address the knowledge gap that currently exists about the role of district-level institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa in providing an enabling institutional environment for rural climate change adaptation.
Biodiversity And Climate Change
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Author : Thomas E. Lovejoy
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2019-01-08
Biodiversity And Climate Change written by Thomas E. Lovejoy and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-08 with Science categories.
An essential, up-to-date look at the critical interactions between biological diversity and climate change that will serve as an immediate call to action The physical and biological impacts of climate change are dramatic and broad-ranging. People who care about the planet and manage natural resources urgently need a synthesis of our rapidly growing understanding of these issues. In this all-new sequel to the 2005 volume Climate Change and Biodiversity, leading experts in the field summarize observed changes, assess what the future holds, and offer suggested responses. Edited by distinguished conservationist Thomas E. Lovejoy and climate change biologist Lee Hannah, this comprehensive volume includes the latest research and explores emerging topics. From extinction risk to ocean acidification, the future of the Amazon to changes in ecosystem services, and geoengineering to the power of ecosystem restoration, this volume captures the sweep of climate change transformation of the biosphere. An authoritative, up-to-date reference, this is the new benchmark synthesis for climate change scientists, conservationists, managers, policymakers, and educators.
North Sea Region Climate Change Assessment
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Author : Markus Quante
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-08-31
North Sea Region Climate Change Assessment written by Markus Quante and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-31 with Science categories.
This book offers an up-to-date review of our current understanding of climate change in the North Sea and adjacent areas, as well as its impact on ecosystems and socio-economic sectors. It provides a detailed assessment of climate change based on published scientific work compiled by independent international experts from climate-related disciplines such as oceanography, atmospheric sciences, marine and terrestrial ecology, using a regional evaluation and review process similar to that of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). It provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of our changing climate, discussing a wide range of topics including past, current and future climate change, and climate-related changes in marine, terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. It also explores the impact of climate change on socio-economic sectors such as fisheries, agriculture, coastal zone management, coastal protection, urban climate, recreation/tourism, offshore activities/energy, and air pollution.
Sustainable Development For Island Societies
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Author : Chao-Han Liu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Sustainable Development For Island Societies written by Chao-Han Liu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Developing island countries categories.