Buch, Englisch, 334 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 578 g
Now and for the Future
Buch, Englisch, 334 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 578 g
ISBN: 978-0-521-78559-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
This book provides an authoritative review of the resources of soils, water, climate, forests and pastures on which agriculture depends. It assesses the interactions between land resources and wider aspects of development, including population and poverty. Unless action is taken, the developing world will face recurrent problems of food security and conflict. The book gives some forcefully-expressed criticisms of current methods of assessing land degradation and placing an economic value on land. It should be read by all involved in rural development, including scientists, economists, geographers, sociologists, planners, and students of development studies. It provides a summary and perspective of the field of land resources, and suggests improvements needed to conserve resources for future generations. The hardback edition of the book received excellent reviews.
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Fachgebiete
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Landschaftsplanung, Ländliche Planung
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Soziale & wirtschaftliche Auswirkungen von Umweltfaktoren
Weitere Infos & Material
Preface; Acknowledgments; Note on acronyms and currency; 1. Concern for land; 2. Land resource issues; 3. Resource survey and land evaluation; 4. Competition for land; 5. Working with farmers; 6. Land use planning; 7. Land degradation; 8. Global issues: climatic change and biodiversity; 9. Monitoring change: land resource indicators; 10. Costing the earth: the economic value of land resources; 11. Land management: caring for resources; 12. Research and technology; 13. Land, food and people; 14. Population, poverty and conflict; 15. Awareness, attitudes and actions; Notes; References; Index.
