Sustainability Science for Watershed Landscapes /

"Sustainability science addresses the central challenge facing global society of how to reduce poverty and meet demands of a large human population desiring a good life while simultaneously maintaining the environment that provides the life support system on which long-term prosperity depends....

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Collectivités auteurs: Southeast Asian Regional Centre for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Autres auteurs: Balisacan, A. M., Roumasset, James A., Burnett, Kimberly M.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Laguna, Philippines : Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture, 2010.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Watershed management.
Water resources development > Environmental aspects.
Sustainable development.
Developpement durable > Congres.
Ressources en eau > Exploitation > Aspect de l'environnement > Congres.
Bassins hydrographiques > Gestion > Congres.
Sustainable development > Congresses.
Water resources development > Environmental aspects > Congresses.
Watershed management > Congresses.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Theme 1: Sustainability Science for Resource Management and Policy. Economic policy for sustainable development vs. greedy growth and preservationism / Majah-Leah V. Ravago, James A. Roumasset, Arsenio M. Balisacan
  • Integrated watershed management: trees, aquifers, reefs, and mud / Sittidaj Pongkijvorasin, James A. Roumasset
  • Transdisciplinary research in watershed conservation: experiences, lessons, and future directions / Chieko Umetsu, Makoto Taniguchi, Tsugihiro Watanabe, Shigeo Yachi
  • Payments for ecological services: experiences in carbon and water payments in the Philippines / Rodel D. Lasco, Grace B. Villamor
  • Theme 2: Monitoring and Modelling. Cyberinfrastructure for sustainability in coupled human-environment systems / Michael H. Kido, Kenneth Y. Kaneshiro, Kevin N. Montgomery
  • Watershed management for sustainability in tropical watersheds: an integrated hydrologic modelling approach / Ali Fares
  • Watershed assessment, restoration, and protection in Hawaii / Aly I. El-Kadi, Monica Mira
  • Theme 3: Participatory Approaches. Landscape-scale conservation: fostering partnerships through ecosystem service approaches / Rebecca L. Goldman, Gretchen C. Daily
  • A participatory approach to community resource management: building upon local knowledge and concerns / James B. Friday, Harold J. McArthur Jr.
  • Theme 4: Case Studies. Changing land use in the golden triangle: where the rubber meets the road / Maite Guardiola-Claramonte, Jefferson M. Fox, Thomas W. Giambelluca, Peter A. Troch
  • Effects of feral pigs (sus scrofa) on watershed health in Hawaii: a literature review and preliminary results on runoff and erosion / Gregory L. Bruland, Chad A. Browning, Carl I. Evensen
  • Sustainable water quality management for Pacific island watersheds: illustrations from American Samoa, Hawaii, and Micronesia / Carl I. Evensen
  • The transboundary management of groundwater resources in Kumamoto, Japan / Hun Shimada
  • Synthesis. Sustainability science: overview and directions for further research / Kimberly M. Burnett, James A. Roumasset.

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