Harnessing land and water resources for improved food security and ecosystem services in Africa
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Accra, Ghana :
United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA),
[2014]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1
- Land and Water Resources for Improved Food Security and Ecosystem Services in Africa
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Chapters in the book
- 1.3 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 2
- Natural Resource Conservation in Ghana: an Economic Assessment of Lake Bosomtwi
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.1.1 Objective and policy relevance
- 2.1.2 Conservation efforts in Ghana
- 2.1.3 The economic justification for conservation
- 2.1.4 Lake Bosomtwi
- 2.1.5 Conservation and total economic value
- 2.1.6 The Model
- 2.2 Methodology
- 2.2.1 The sample
- 2.2.2 The CVM study
- 2.2.3 Benefit estimation and analysis
- 2.3. Results and Discussion
- 2.4. Conclusion and Recommendation
- References
- Chapter 3
- Towards Sustainable Management of Ethiopia's Lake Chamo Biodiversity Resources: a Geo-spatial Supported Approach
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.1.1 Objectives
- 3.2. Methodology
- 3.2.1 The study area
- 3.2.2 Methods
- 3.3 Results and Discussion
- 3.3.1 Time series analysis of Lake Chamo level changes, causes and environmental implications
- 3.3.2 Threats of lake-wetland ecosystem
- 3.4. Conclusion and Recommendations
- References
- Chapter 4
- Review of Carbon Sequestration under some Agricultural Water Management Practices
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2. Materials and Methods
- 4.3. Results and Discussion
- 4.3.1 Rates of soil carbon sequestration by water management practices
- 4.3.2 Greenhouse gas mitigation potential of the studied water management practices
- 4.4 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 5
- An Assessment of the Quality of Natural Spring Water Used as Alternative Domestic Water Sources in Ibadan, Nigeria
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2. Data and Methods
- 5.2.1 The study area
- 5.2.2 Study Parametres and Methods
- 5.2.3 Inferential data analysis
- 5.3. Results
- 5.3.1 Physical environment of natural springs
- 5.3.2 Physiognomy Characteristics
- 5.3.3 Bacteriological Characteristics
- 5.3.4 Chemical Characteristics
- 5.3.5 Statistical inferences on difference in quality of spring water and the WHO standards for drinking water
- 5.4. Discussion
- 5.5 Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Chapter 6
- Combined Constructed Wetlands and Stabilisation Ponds- a Key Ecotechnology for Treating Africa's Wastewater
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.1.1 Natural wastewater treatment systems
- 6.1.1.1 Abundant sunshine and optimal temperature conditions
- 6.1.1.2 Highly diverse macrophyte, microbial and invertebrate communities
- 6.1.1.3 Cheap labour and land with suitable topography
- 6.1.1.4 Treatment efficiencies of natural wastewater treatment systems
- 6.2. Waste stabilisation ponds (WSPs) and constructed wetlands (CWs) compared
- 6.2.1 Benefits of Combined WSPs and CWs
- 6.2.1.1 Example 1: Bangladesh
- 6.2.1.2 Example 2: China
- 6.2.1.3 Example 3: Malaysia
- 6.2.1.4 Preliminary results: Ghana