Land And Water Systems

Author : A.D. Hasler
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642860119

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Coupling of Land and Water Systems by A.D. Hasler Pdf

This volume is concerned with many kinds of links between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Ecological systems on land interact with water in many ways that have been treated throughout the Ecological Studies series. Volume l's chapters 16 through 18, on Hydrologic Cycles, provide background that leads directly into the description of nutrient-hydrologic interactions in Chap ter 1 ofthe present volume. Volume 2 treats further aspects of water in forests, grassland, and crops. Volume 3 summarizes biological and environmental aspects of the whole Indian Ocean as a marine ecosystem that is notably influenced by upwelling of water and nutrients along several of its shorelines. Volumes 4 and 5 provide a closer look at the movement of water in crops and other woody or herbaceous systems and their soils, from viewpoints ranging from that of physics to that of practical agriculture. These volumes, especially Volume 7 on the evolutionary adaptation of ecosystems to mediter ranean types of climates, are concerned with the ecosystem's strategies of using water, which nature provides on a very seasonal basis. Volume 8 treats many aspects of seasonality in a variety of ecosystem types, including en vironmental signals that turn growth on and off at times that are generally appropriate for organisms' survival and for effective use of landscapes by mankind.

Author : Gotor, E.,Nedumaran, S.,Cenacchi, N.,Tran, N.,Dunston, S.,Dermawan, A.,Valera, H.,Wiberg, David,Tesfaye, K.,Mausch, K.,Langan, Simon
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Land and water systems by Gotor, E.,Nedumaran, S.,Cenacchi, N.,Tran, N.,Dunston, S.,Dermawan, A.,Valera, H.,Wiberg, David,Tesfaye, K.,Mausch, K.,Langan, Simon Pdf

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781136498879

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The State of the World's Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

The State of the World's Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture is FAO's first flagship publication on the global status of land and water resources. It is an 'advocacy' report, to be published every three to five years, and targeted at senior level decision makers in agriculture as well as in other sectors. SOLAW is aimed at sensitizing its target audience on the status of land resources at global and regional levels and FAO's viewpoint on appropriate recommendations for policy formulation. SOLAW focuses on these key dimensions of analysis: (i) quantity, quality of land and water resources, (ii) the rate of use and sustainable management of these resources in the context of relevant socio-economic driving factors and concerns, including food security and poverty, and climate change. This is the first time that a global, baseline status report on land and water resources has been made. It is based on several global spatial databases (e.g. land suitability for agriculture, land use and management, land and water degradation and depletion) for which FAO is the world-recognized data source. Topical and emerging issues on land and water are dealt with in an integrated rather than sectoral manner. The implications of the status and trends are used to advocate remedial interventions which are tailored to major farming systems within different geographic regions.

Author : Malcolm Newson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781134732302

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Land, Water and Development by Malcolm Newson Pdf

This is a fully revised and expanded second edition of Malcolm Newson's acclaimed book. Exploring in greater depth the meaning of sustainability in river basin development this new edition: * highlights the rapid evolution of practical concepts since the Rio Earth Summit * features new illustrations and case studies from Australia, South Africa and Israel * makes the ecosystem model more explicit throughout * strengthens coverage of the linkages between land and water management.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9251048606

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Land Resources Information Systems in the Near East by Anonim Pdf

Countries of the Near East vary in the type, quantity and format of the inventories of their land resources. Quite often, these data are sporadic, incomplete, out of date or based on diverse systems of land and soil classification and mapping. There is a need for the establishment of a user-friendly database on land and water Resources for each country, to be easily available at the desktop of land use planners and decision makers. Land resources information systems experiences in the countries are presented in this document, as well as recommendations for future collaboration in database development, reporting and exchange of information, expertise and experiences in land and water management in the region and the implementation of regional projects.

Author : R. Brinkman
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9251046247

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Land Resources Information Systems in the Caribbean by R. Brinkman Pdf

This document contains the proceedings of the Subregional Workshop on Land and Water Information Systems (LWRIS) in the Caribbean, held in Barbados in October 2000. The meeting was organized by FAO Land and Water Development Division (AGL), in collaboration with the Caribbean Agricultural and Research Development Institute. LWRIS experiences in the countries are presented as well as recommendations for future collaboration in database development, reporting and exchange of information, expertise and experience in land and water management in the region and the implementation of regional projects. This includes the preparation of national and regional reports on the state of land, water and plant nutrient resources in the Caribbean for dissemination through the Caribbean Land and Water Resources Network (CLAWRENET) Web site that is linked to Web sites in the countries and with the AGL Web site.

Author : Guy Bessette
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781552502242

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People, Land, and Water by Guy Bessette Pdf

In natural resource management research, best practice implies the participation of community members, research or development teams and other stakeholders to jointly identify research and development parameters and contribute to decision making. Ideally, the research or development process itself generates a situation of empowerment in which participants transform their vision and become able to take effective action. Used increasingly widely in resource management, this process is known as Participatory Development Communication (PDC).This book presents conceptual and methodological issues r.

Author : W. Wallace Covington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Ecosystem management
ISBN : MINN:31951D03001030H

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Sustainable Ecological Systems by W. Wallace Covington Pdf

"This conference brought together scientists and managers from federal, state, and local agencies, along with private-sector interests, to examine key concepts involving sustainable ecological systems, and ways in which to apply these concepts to ecosystem management. Session topics were: ecological consequences of land and water use changes, biology of rare and declining species and habitats, conservation biology and restoration ecology, developing and applying ecological theory to management of ecological systems and forest health, and sustainable ecosystems to respond to human needs. A plenary session established the philosophical and historical contexts for ecosystem management."--Title page verso.

Author : M. Newson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:921193705

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Land, Water and Development by M. Newson Pdf

Author : A. Hadas,Dale Swartzendruber,P.E. Rijtema,M. Fuchs,B. Yaron
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642655234

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Physical Aspects of Soil Water and Salts in Ecosystems by A. Hadas,Dale Swartzendruber,P.E. Rijtema,M. Fuchs,B. Yaron Pdf

The papers collected in this book were given and discussed at the symposium on "Soil water physics and technology", which was held in Rehovot, Israel, from August 19th-September 4th, 1971. It was sponsored by the International Society of Soil Science (1.S.S.S.) through its Commissions I (soil physics) and VI (soil technology), and organized by the Israeli Soil Science Society. Thanks are due to the Editors for having assembled contributions and discussion remarks into a well-rounded, coherent book. The subjects covered in this book are the theoretical and practical aspects of the following topics: water movement in soils, soil-water interactions, evaporation from soil and plants, water requirements of crops, ion activity and migration in soils, soilwater management and salinity. In as much as these contributions were not solicited, they represent ideas and subjects considered important by the authors and debators. In science, one often finds a gap between basic research and practical application. If reading this book creates a feeling of an apparent lack of balance between theory and practice, this represents the state of our science today, and the thoughtful reader can and will recognize that much remains to be done. W. R. GARDNER T.]. MAR5HAL President, Commission I President, Commission VI 1.5.5.5.

Author : United States. Forest Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Forest management
ISBN : STANFORD:36105211259002

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RPA- a Summary of a Renewable Resource Assessment and a Recommended Renewable Resource Program by United States. Forest Service Pdf

Author : Y. Haimes,J. Kindler
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-23
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781483146362

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Water and Related Land Resource Systems by Y. Haimes,J. Kindler Pdf

Water and Related Land Resource Systems covers IFAC Symposium that aims to address resource problem, as well as methodologies and procedures for respective solutions. Consists of 60 chapters, the book is organized in sessions according to the technical program of the conference. The book first tackles multiobjective planning in water and land resources, which is followed by acquisition and analysis of surface water quality data. The next part covers hierarchical water resource planning and management models, while the succeeding part is about environmental and ecological aspects of water and land resources. The fifth session discusses the impact of energy development on water and land resources. Session VI covers modeling and systems identification problems in water resources, and Session VII covers acquisition and analysis of hydrologic data. The eighth session tackles ground water and its conjunctive use with surface water, while the next session talks about sedimentation and land management. The tenth session is about multiobjective planning in water and land resources. Predicting and forecasting models in water resources is the topic of Session XI, while Session XII discusses evaluation and calibration problem in water resource modeling. The closing chapter covers water and land issues in urban areas. Professionals whose work revolves around recourse management and researchers whose work is in line with natural resource will find great information in this book that will be relevant in their trade.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 874 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Water-supply
ISBN : NYPL:33433116700224

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U.S. Geological Survey Water-supply Paper by Anonim Pdf

Author : Earthscan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
ISBN : 1849713278

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The State of the World's Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture by Earthscan Pdf

They therefore require particular attention and specific remedial action.

Author : A D Hasler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1975-04-15
Category : Aquatic ecology
ISBN : 3642860125

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Coupling of Land and Water Systems by A D Hasler Pdf

Nutrient-hydrologic interaction; Balances in man-made lakes; Bog mires and their influence on landscapes; Effects of marshes on water quality; Mangrove forests and aquatic productivity; Food relations and behavior of salmonid fishes; Natural and modified plant communities as related to runoff and sediment yields.