Agriculture and Climate Beyond 2015
Interactions between agriculture, climate and patterns of land use are complex. Major changes in agriculture, and land use ...
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Biofuels and Sustainability
This open access book presents a comprehensive analysis of biofuel use strategies from an interdisciplinary perspective using ...
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Changing Land Use Patterns in the Coastal Zone
Coastal ecosystems make up some of the most important, yet most endangered, regions in the world. The protection of the unique ...
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Climate-Smart Food
This book asks just how climate-smart our food really is. It follows an average day's worth of food and drink to see where ...
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Deltas in the Anthropocene
The Anthropocene is the human-dominated modern era that has accelerated social, environmental and climate change across the ...
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Earth Observation Science and Applications for Risk Reduction and Enhanced Resilience in Hindu Kush Himalaya Region A Decade of Experience from SERVIR
This book is a consolidation of lessons learnt and experiences gathered from our efforts to utilise Earth observation (EO) ...
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Forest and Rangeland Soils of the United States Under Changing Conditions A Comprehensive Science Synthesis
This book synthesizes leading-edge science and management information about forest and rangeland soils of the United States. ...
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Fostering Transformative Change for Sustainability in the Context of Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS)
This book is a compilation of case studies that provide useful knowledge and lessons that derive from on-the-ground activities ...
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Land-Use and Land-Cover Change
The book presents recent estimates of the rates in changes of major land classes such as forest, cropland and pasture. Among ...
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This book provides standards and guidelines for quantifying greenhouse gas emissions and removals in smallholder agricultural ...
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Multifunctional Land Use
The book contributes to the scientific basis for future land development strategies and helps supporting land use decision ...
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Research Methods in Urban and Regional Planning
Urban and regional planners develop and evaluate plans for communities—the places we live, work, interact, and entertain ...
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Soil Biological Fertility
This book presents a comprehensive scientific overview of the components and processes that underpin the biological characteristics ...
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Sustainability Impact Assessment of Land Use Changes
There are many reasons why strategic intelligence is required to support policy decisions. These primarily stem from the ...
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Sustainable Land Use in Mountainous Regions of Southeast Asia
Mountainous regions are vitally important ecosystems. They are an important storage of fresh water and energy, a rich source ...
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