Controlling Mineral Emissions In European Agriculture

Author : Eirik Romstad,Jesper W. Simonsen,Arild Vatn
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Nature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105022405455

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Controlling Mineral Emissions in European Agriculture by Eirik Romstad,Jesper W. Simonsen,Arild Vatn Pdf

Mineral emissions from agriculture include nitrogen, phosphorus and heavy metals, derived particularly from fertilizer use and farm animal wastes in intensive agricultural systems. These have the potential to cause pollution and affect the quality of water, soils and agricultural produce. Interest in this subject has increased substantially in recent years, resulting in reforms of part of the Common Agricultural Policy as well as the development of special directives in the European Union. This book presents analyses of the economics and policy options related to nonpoint-source pollution in European agriculture. It brings together several disciplines and has been developed from a workshop held in Norway in January 1996. This workshop was one of four, each focusing on a key theme as part of the EU Concerted Action, "Policy measures to control environmental impacts from agriculture". The book includes both theoretical analyses and empirical studies from several countries. It represents an important volume for research academics and professionals in soil science, environmental and pollution studies, and agricultural and environmental economics and policy.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2001-03-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264188556

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Environmental Indicators for Agriculture Methods and Results Volume 3 by OECD Pdf

This book is the first comprehensive study to review and take stock in OECD countries of progress in developing indicators to measure the environmental performance of agriculture.

Author : Floor Brouwer,Bob Crabtree
Publisher : CABI
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780851992891

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Environmental Indicators and Agricultural Policy by Floor Brouwer,Bob Crabtree Pdf

Indicators in the field of biodiversity and landscape; Indicators in the field of environmental pollution; Indicators in the field of policy analysis.

Author : OECD,The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2003-03-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264099722

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Biological Resource Management in Agriculture Innovative Soil-Plant Systems for Sustainable Agricultural Practices by OECD,The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey Pdf

Proceedings of a conference on innovative systems for preserving the quality of soil used in agriculture.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789251079201

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Tackling Climate Change Through Livestock by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

Greenhouse gas emissions by the livestock sector could be cut by as much as 30 percent through the wider use of existing best practices and technologies. FAO conducted a detailed analysis of GHG emissions at multiple stages of various livestock supply chains, including the production and transport of animal feed, on-farm energy use, emissions from animal digestion and manure decay, as well as the post-slaughter transport, refrigeration and packaging of animal products. This report represents the most comprehensive estimate made to-date of livestocks contribution to global warming as well as the sectors potential to help tackle the problem. This publication is aimed at professionals in food and agriculture as well as policy makers.

Author : Graham Merrington,Dr Linton Winder Nfa,R. Parkinson,Mark Redman,L. Winder
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2002-08-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 0415273404

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Agricultural Pollution by Graham Merrington,Dr Linton Winder Nfa,R. Parkinson,Mark Redman,L. Winder Pdf

This comprehensive text provides a concise overview of environmental problems caused by agriculture, (such as pesticide pollution and increased nitrate levels) and offers practical solutions to them. It is well illustrated and contains a fully-referenced introduction to the main contemporary agricultural pollution issues in the UK. It will help provide clear, scientific and technical understanding of the most important sources of agricultural pollution.

Author : Alan Greer
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 1176 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2005-05-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 071906029X

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Agricultural Policy in Europe by Alan Greer Pdf

This book provides a stimulating account of agricultural policy which goes beyond a narrow concern with the mechanisms and operation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and instead constructs a broader canvas, developing an assessment of the relationship between national, international and supranational institutions and actors in the agricultural sector. Among the theses covered by the book are: the different national policy styles across Europe in this sector; the evolution of the CAP; safety and regulation, the environment, and technological developments in food production such as genetic engineering.

Author : Darren Halpin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351148306

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Surviving Global Change? by Darren Halpin Pdf

This engaging volume investigates the fate of national industry associations amidst global change through analysis of interest group organizations representing farmers and agricultural producers. It asks how these groups have fared during a period of global change and examines the challenges inherent in their operation in the 21st century. Case studies from North America, Europe and Australasia provide illuminating research into farm interest groups at the national level and organizational features of individual groups. It will be of value to scholars and researchers in the fields of global governance, political science and rural studies.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2004-05-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264015036

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Tradeable Permits Policy Evaluation, Design and Reform by OECD Pdf

This publication offers valuable lessons for applying tradeable permits and provides links between policy evaluation and policy making general.

Author : J. H. A. M. Steenvoorden,Frans Claessen,Jaap Willems
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Agricultural ecology
ISBN : 1901502767

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Agricultural Effects on Ground and Surface Waters by J. H. A. M. Steenvoorden,Frans Claessen,Jaap Willems Pdf

Author : Hilary Tovey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317060697

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Rural Sustainable Development in the Knowledge Society by Hilary Tovey Pdf

Based on the EU-funded CORASON research project, this volume brings together and compares studies into rural and sustainable development processes in 12 European countries. In doing so, it identifies key trends and reveals the changing nature of development processes on the way towards a knowledge society. The book examines the differences between the preconditions and contexts relevant to rural development strategies and those relevant to sustainable development strategies. It explores whether the concept, goals and nature of rural development is better understood and adopted by rural actors than those of sustainable development. Finally by focusing on the ideas and practices of sustainable resource management- a component in both rural and sustainable development objectives- it links with knowledge used by actors involved in rural development.

Author : Patrik Söderholm,Nordic Council of Ministers
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789289319201

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Economic Instruments in Chemicals Policy by Patrik Söderholm,Nordic Council of Ministers Pdf

This report investigates the potential for increased use of economic instruments, not the least taxes and charges, in chemcials policy. It provides a conceptual discussion of the role of different market-based instruments in controlling pollution based on chemicals production and use, and outlines a comprehensive overview and analysis of the European experiences of taxes and charges in chemicals policy during the last decades. A final chapter evaluates a set of carefully selected economic instruments targeted at specific chemical compounds and products. The cases have been chosen so as to illustrate different types of challenges in relying more extensively on economic instruments in chemicals policy, and they include the use of: (a) different types of two-stroke oils; (b) the substance nonylphenol (NP) and its ethoxylates (NPEs), which break down into NPs; and (c) ethylene glycol. The report has been commissioned by the Working Group on Environment and Economics under the Nordic Council of Ministers.

Author : William V Dashek
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781439843413

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Biological Environmental Science by William V Dashek Pdf

Biological Environmental Science is an introductory textbook for undergraduate students who desire a one semester course or, alternatively, a springboard course for advanced environmental offerings. This book features timely issues such as global warming, air, ground and water pollutions, population growth, species extinction and environmental poli

Author : Rumen Gechev
Publisher : University Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Sustainability
ISBN : 0880938609

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Sustainable Development by Rumen Gechev Pdf

The criteria for sustainable development have become a decisive factor in the formulation and assessment of economic policy models. By its nature, sustainable development is a multidimensional category; therefore, it requires an interdisciplinary approach. This study is focused on the economic aspects of sustainable development. However, the analysis includes the interdependences of the noneconomic dimensions. The author proposes a new definition for sustainable development that incorporates those dimensions and suggests a new GDP matrix that better integrates the quantitative and the qualitative parameters of the economic output, including its effect on the environmental equilibrium.

Author : J.D. Tenhunen,R. Lenz,Ralph Hantschel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2001-01-25
Category : History
ISBN : 3540672672

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Ecosystem Approaches to Landscape Management in Central Europe by J.D. Tenhunen,R. Lenz,Ralph Hantschel Pdf

The challenges in ecosystem science encompass a broadening and strengthening of interdisciplinary ties, the transfer of knowledge of the ecosystem across scales, and the inclusion of anthropogenic impacts and human behavior into ecosystem, landscape, and regional models. The volume addresses these points within the context of studies in major ecosystem types viewed as the building blocks of central European landscapes. The research is evaluated to increase the understanding of the processes in order to unite ecosystem science with resource management. The comparison embraces coastal lowland forests, associated wetlands and lakes, agricultural land use, and montane and alpine forests. Techniques for upscaling focus on process modelling at stand and landscape scales and the use of remote sensing for landscape-level model parameterization and testing. The case studies demonstrate ways for ecosystem scientists, managers, and social scientists to cooperate.