Afforestation, Reforestation and Forest Restoration in Arid and Semi-arid Tropics A Manual of Technology & Management /

This groundbreaking work offers a practical manual for implementing afforestation and reforestation programs in the arid and semi-arid tropics. The comprehensive text covers both the technical and managerial aspects of afforestation and reforestation, and includes model engineering and organizationa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Siyag, Panna Ram (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:2nd ed. 2014.
Temas:
Forestry.
Biodiversity.
Ecology .
Terrestial Ecology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgement
  • PART 1 TECHNOLOGY
  • Chapter 1  Introduction
  • 1.1 The imperative of afforestation and reforestation
  • 1.1 Afforestation and reforestation for conservation
  • 1.2 Afforestation and reforestation for subsistence economy and livelihoods
  • 1.3 Afforestation, reforestation, forest restoration and tree planting
  • 1.4 Afforestation for industrial-commercial purposes
  • 1.5 The technology of afforestation 1.6 Participation of local communities
  • 1.7 Constraints in afforestation and reforestation
  • 1.8 Constraints specific to arid and semi-arid areas
  • 1.9 Costs in afforestation
  • Chapter 2  Nursery Techniques
  • 2.1 Establishment of a new nursery
  • 2.2 Plant production plan
  • 2.3 Planning seasonal activities
  • 2.4 Procurement and storage of seeds
  • 2.5 Procurement of manure, clay and sand
  • 2.6 Procurement and storage of polypots
  • 2.7 Filling the polypots
  • 2.8 Preparing seedbeds and motherbeds
  • 2.9 Sowing seeds in polypots and beds
  • 2.10. Transplanting and potting
  • 2.11 Irrigating plants in pots and beds
  • 2.12 Weeding and cleaning
  • 2.13 Protection from insects and pests
  • 2.14 Pot turning
  • 2.15 Preparing and planting cuttings
  • 2.16. Culling, selection and grading
  • 2.17 Transportation of plants
  • Chapter 3  Site Selection, Survey and Treatment Plan
  • 3.1 Site Selection
  • 3.2 Surveying a site using chain & compass 3.3 Plain table survey
  • 3.4 Tachymetric survey
  • 3.5 Advanced automatic surveying equipment
  • 3.6 Setting out contours with hydrostatic level
  • 3.7 Setting out engineering structures with hsl
  • 3.8 Site treatment plan
  • Chapter 4  Fencing Work
  • 4.1 Stone wall fence
  • 4.2 Ditch-cum-bund fence
  • 4.3 Barbed-wire fence
  • 4.4 Live-hedge in fencing
  • 4.5 Entrance gate and inspection path
  • Chapter 5  Soil-and-Water Conservation Works
  • 5.1 Alignment of structures
  • 5.2 Digging of contour trench
  • 5.3 Digging of v-ditch
  • 5.4 Digging of pits
  • 5.5 Contour dike-cum-terraces
  • 5.6 Bench terraces and gradoni
  • 5.7 Contour bunds and contour furrows
  • 5.8 Vegetative barriers
  • 5.9 Loose-stone checkdams
  • 5.10 Stopdams and weirs
  • 5.11 Earthen embankments
  • Chapter 6  Planting, Regeneration, Aftercare and Maintenance
  • 6.1 Time and season for planting
  • 6.2 Transporting plants to pits
  • 6.3 The operation of planting
  • 6.4 Making of pit-saucers
  • 6.5 Beating up casualties
  • 6.6 Ensuring continued protection
  • 6.7 Replacement of casualties
  • 6.8 Removal of weeds
  • 6.9 Hoeing the plants
  • 6.10 Watering the plants
  • 6.11 Fertilising and manuring
  • 6.12 Growth of plants
  • 6.13 Tending the rootstock
  • 6.14 Maintenance of s&wc structures
  • 6.15 Plantation maintenance in sand dunes
  • 6.16 Long-term maintenance
  • PART 2 MANAGEMENT
  • Chapter 7  Costing and Estimation of Works
  • 7.1 Schedule of labour rates
  • 7.2 Model treatment plans
  • 7.3 Units of measurement and conversion tables
  • Chapter 8  Organizing and Staffing Programmes and Projects
  • 8.1 Organisation structure and staffing
  • 8.2 Organisational effectiveness
  • Chapter 9  Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
  • 9.1 Planning time-critical activities
  • 9.2 Monitoring, evaluation and review
  • 9.3 Quality control and work productivity
  • 9.4 Recordkeeping and documentation
  • Chapter 10  Ensuring Sustainability
  • 10.1 Institutional sustainability
  • 10.2 Resource sustainability.

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