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Sustainable Land Management Sourcebook.
The Sustainable Land Management Sourcebook is a resource of good practice information on land and natural resource management issues that will be of operational relevance to practitioners in the tropics and sub-tropics. The Sourcebook covers a comprehensive range of topics on the technical issues of...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Herndon :
World Bank Publications,
2008.
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| Colección: | Agriculture and rural development series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Contents; Agriculture and Rural Development; Preface; What is not Covered; The Sourcebook as a Living Document; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; PART 1 Sustainable Land Management: Challenges and Opportunities; CHAPTER 1 Overview; Introduction; Structure of the Sourcebook and Guide for Users; The Need for Sustainable Land Management; Definition of Sustainable Land Management; Drivers and Impacts of Global Change; Food Production; Freshwater Resources; Forest Resources; Regional Climate and Air Quality; Infectious Diseases.
- Production Landscapes: The Context for Land ManagementLand Management Trade-Offs; Confronting the Effects of Land Use; Selecting and Using Appropriate Indicators for SLM and Landscape Resilience; Diversity of Land Management Systems and Poverty Alleviation; Overview of Farming Systems as a Baseline for Targeting Investments; Principles for Sustainable Land Management in Rainfed Farming Systems; Future Directions for Investments; References; PART 2 Major Farming Systems: Investment Options and Innovations; CHAPTER 2 Introduction; Introduction; Reference.
- CHAPTER 3 Rainfed Farming and Land Management Systems in Humid AreasOverview; Potentials for Poverty Reduction and Agricultural Growth; Reference; Investment Note 3.1: Science and Local Innovation Make Livestock More Profitable and Friendlier to the Environment in Central America; Key Sustainable Land Management Issues; Lessons Learned; Matching; Diagnosis; Fostering; Sharing and Scaling; Opportunities for Sustainable Land Management: Products and Services; Rationale for Investment; Recommendations for Practitioners; Note; References; Selected Readings; Web Resources.
- Investment Note 3.2: An Approach to Sustainable Land Management by Enhancing the Productive Capacity of African Farms: The Case of the Underused and Versatile SoybeanKey Sustainable Land Management Issues; Lessons Learned; Opportunities for Sustainable Land Management; Rationale for Investment; Recommendations for Practitioners; References; Web Resources; Investment Note 3.3: Balancing Rainforest Conservation and Poverty Reduction; Key Sustainable Land Management Issues; Integrated Natural Resources Management Approach; Key Drivers for Degradation Dynamics: The ASB Matrix-Lining Up the Facts.
- Lessons LearnedOpportunities for Sustainable Land Management: Products and Services; Rationale for Investment; Recommendations for Practitioners; References; Selected Readings; Web Resources; Investment Note 3.4: Groundwater Declines and Land Use: Looking for the Right Solutions; Key Sustainable Land Management Issues; Trends in Resource Use; Key Drivers for Degradation Dynamics: The Policy-Water Use Nexus; Opportunities for both Water and Land Management: a Selection of Possible Answers; Rationale for Investment; Lessons Learned; Investment Needs and Priorities; References; Selected Readings.