Sustainable Land Management In Asia

Author : William Critchley,Frank Radstake
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789292577384

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Sustainable Land Management in Asia by William Critchley,Frank Radstake Pdf

The Asian Development Bank has introduced significant changes in the way farmers and other stakeholders view and benefit from evolving approaches to sustainable land management (SLM) practices. Firmly embedded in SLM are the management and climate resilience of natural resources, which can be enhanced and scaled up by adopting a "landscape approach." This publication sets out how the landscape approach can contribute to overcoming major environmental and developmental challenges---focusing on rural areas of Asia and by examining prevalent forms of SLM (namely participatory forest management, terraces, conservation agriculture, and home gardens). This publication seeks to strengthen awareness of the landscape approach and facilitate the integration of its key elements into cooperation programs with its developing members.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9292577379

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"Publication stock no. RPT178638-2"--Verso of title page.

Author : Victor R. Squires,Lu Qi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317394044

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Sustainable Land Management in Greater Central Asia by Victor R. Squires,Lu Qi Pdf

Greater Central Asia encompasses a vast area that includes deserts, natural grasslands, steppes, shrublands and alpine regions. Many of these land types are degraded and productivity is falling at a time when human populations and livestock inventories are on the rise. Ecosystem stability and biodiversity are under threat and there is an urgent need to develop more sustainable land management regimes. This book uses an integrated regional approach to provide a comprehensive exploration of sustainable land development in Central Asia. An interdisciplinary team of experts analyses the economic, ecological, sociological, technological and political factors surrounding sustainable land and water management in the region, sharing potential problems and solutions. As international concern about desertification grows, the book concludes by asking how the region is likely to develop in the future. This book will be of value to scholars, students, policy makers and NGOs with an interest in sustainable development in Central Asia.

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2006-06-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 0821365983

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Sustainable Land Management by World Bank Pdf

Land is the integrating component of all livelihoods depending on farm, forest, rangeland, or water (rivers, lakes, coastal marine) habitats. Due to varying political, social, and economic factors, the heavy use of natural resources to supply a rapidly growing global population and economy has resulted in the unintended mismanagement and degradation of land and ecosystems. 'Sustainable Land Management' provides strategic focus to the implementation of sustainable land management (SLM) components of the World Bank's development strategies. SLM is a knowledge-based procedure that integrates land, water, biodiversity, and environmental management to meet rising food and fiber demands while sustaining livelihoods and the environment. This book, aimed at policy makers, project managers, and development organization, articulates priorities for investment in SLM and natural resource management and identifies the policy, institutional, and incentive reform options that will accelerate the adoption of SLM productivity improvements and pro-poor growth.

Author : Yukio Himiyama
Publisher : Springer
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811059278

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Exploring Sustainable Land Use in Monsoon Asia by Yukio Himiyama Pdf

This book presents the outcome of the Towards Sustainable Land Use in Asia (SLUAS) project, which was the pilot undertaking for development in a series of projects on land use. Monsoon Asia, with its huge and still increasing population and rapid socioeconomic changes, is regarded as a major hot spot of global change in general and of land use change in particular. The major issues include urbanization, rural development, land-related problems such as food problems, and disasters in the context of global change and sustainability. Future Earth, the new international research framework established by International Council for Science (ICSU), the International Social Science Council (ISSC), and other international academic or funding organizations for a sustainable world, has chosen the Global Land Project (GLP) as one of the first such international projects it has endorsed that originated from International Geosphere/Biosphere Programme (IGBP) and/or International Human Dimensions Programme (IHDP). This endorsement is a clear indication of the importance of the issues related to land use and its changes. Land use change is an essential driving force of environmental change, a result of socioeconomic and environmental changes, and is a major environmental change itself. Because of this complex and multifaceted nature and the difficulties in obtaining relevant data with historical depth, this phenomenon has not been studied fully in the context of global change or sustainability. It is hoped that this book is of use to those who are concerned about the present and future land use in the world.

Author : Franz J. Heidhüs,Ludger Herrmann,Andreas Neef,Sybille Neidhart,Jens Pape,Pittaya Sruamsiri,Dao Chau Thu,Anne Vallé Zarate
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540712206

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Sustainable Land Use in Mountainous Regions of Southeast Asia by Franz J. Heidhüs,Ludger Herrmann,Andreas Neef,Sybille Neidhart,Jens Pape,Pittaya Sruamsiri,Dao Chau Thu,Anne Vallé Zarate Pdf

This book creates a scientific base for the development and testing of sustainable production and land use systems in ecologically fragile and economically disadvantaged mountainous regions in Southeast Asia; to develop concepts for rural institutions that can reduce rural poverty and food insecurity, and improve livelihoods in mountainous regions in Southeast Asia; and to explore methods for analyzing complex ecosystems and their interactions with the socio-cultural, economic and institutional environment.

Author : Holger L. Fröhlich,Pepijn Schreinemachers,Karl Stahr,Gerhard Clemens
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642333774

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Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Southeast Asia: Innovations and Policies for Mountainous Areas by Holger L. Fröhlich,Pepijn Schreinemachers,Karl Stahr,Gerhard Clemens Pdf

This book is based on the findings of a long-term (2000-2014) interdisciplinary research project of the University of Hohenheim in collaboration with several universities in Thailand and Vietnam. Titled Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Mountainous Areas in Southeast Asia, or the Uplands Program, the project aims to contribute through agricultural research to the conservation of natural resources and the improvement of living conditions of the rural population in the mountainous regions of Southeast Asia. Having three objectives the book first aims to give an interdisciplinary account of the drivers, consequences and challenges of ongoing changes in mountainous areas of Southeast Asia. Second, the book describes how innovation processes can contribute to addressing these challenges and third, how knowledge creation to support change in policies and institutions can assist in sustainably develop mountain areas and people’s livelihoods.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Soil conservation
ISBN : 9748634531

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Indigenous Technical Knowledge for Land Management in Asia by Anonim Pdf

Author : Andreas Neef
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Community development
ISBN : UCSD:31822035247816

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Participatory Approaches for Sustainable Land Use in Southeast Asia by Andreas Neef Pdf

Participatory approaches for sustainable land use in Southeast Asia (ed.

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821365975

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Sustainable Land Management by World Bank Pdf

Land is the integrating component of all livelihoods depending on farm, forest, rangeland, or water (rivers, lakes, coastal marine) habitats. Due to varying political, social, and economic factors, the heavy use of natural resources to supply a rapidly growing global population and economy has resulted in the unintended mismanagement and degradation of land and ecosystems. Sustainable Land Management provides strategic focus to the implementation of sustainable land management (SLM) components of the World Bank's development strategies. SLM is a knowledge-based procedure that integrates land, water, biodiversity, and environmental management to meet rising food and fiber demands while sustainaing livelihoods and the environment. This book, aimed at policy makers, project managers, and development organization, articulates priorities for investment in SLM and natural resource management and indentifies the policy, institutional, and incentive reform options that will accelerate the adoption of SLM productivity improvements and pro-poor growth.

Author : Atsushi Tsunekawa,Nigussie Haregeweyn
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783036507866

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Soil Erosion and Sustainable Land Management (SLM) by Atsushi Tsunekawa,Nigussie Haregeweyn Pdf

This Special Issue titled “Soil Erosion and Sustainable Land Management” presents 13 chapters organized into four main parts. The first part deals with assessment of soil erosion that covers historical sediment dating to understand past environmental impacts due to tillage; laboratory simulation to clarify the effect of soil surface microtopography; integrated field observation and the random forest machine learning algorithm to assess watershed-scale soil erosion assessment; and developing the sediment delivery distributed (SEDD) model for sub-watershed erosion risk prioritization. In Part II, the factors controlling soil erosion and vegetation degradation as influenced by topographic positions and climatic regions; long-term land use change; and improper implementation of land management measures are well dealt with. Part III presents different land management technologies that could reduce soil erosion at various spatial scales; improve land productivity of marginal lands with soil microbes; and reclaim degraded farmland using dredged reservoir sediments. The final part relates livelihood diversification to climate vulnerability as well as the coping strategy to the adverse impacts of soil erosion through sustainable land management implementation which opens prospects for policy formulation. The studies cover regions of Africa, Europe, North America and Asia, being dominantly conducted under the framework of international scientific collaborations through employing a range techniques and scales, from the laboratory to watershed scales. We believe those unique features of the book could attract the interest of the wider scientific community worldwide.

Author : Hartmut Vogtmann,Nikolai Dobretsov
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2006-05-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781402044939

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Environmental Security and Sustainable Land Use - with special reference to Central Asia by Hartmut Vogtmann,Nikolai Dobretsov Pdf

Climate change, non-sustainable land management and the insufficient participation of the local population leads to land degradation problems in parts of the Altai Region, which includes China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and the Russian Federation. This book presents important aspects of environmental security and sustainable land use in general and in particular for Central Asia, i.e. the environmental consequences of climate change; sustainable land use and regional development; sustainable development in mountain and steppe regions; beyond borders: Transboundary Biosphere Reserve "Altai" as an approach for regional development; landscape planning as an integrative tool for sustainable development; challenges and threats for environmental stability in Central Asia. A final recommendation in the area of sustainable development and land use as well as the proceeding efforts towards the establishment of the Transboundary Biosphere Reserve "Altai" and the implementation of landscape planning were set in the book as some of the main results of the meeting.

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008-06-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0821374338

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Sustainable Land Management Sourcebook by World Bank Pdf

Policies promoting pro-poor agricultural growth are the key to helping countries achieve the Millennium Development Goals especially the goal of halving poverty and hunger by 2015. The public sector, private sector, and civil society organizations are working to enhance productivity and competitiveness of the agricultural sector to reduce rural poverty and sustain the natural resource base. The pathways involve participation by rural communities, science and technology, knowledge generation and further learning, capacity enhancement, and institution building. Sustainable land management (SLM) an essential component of such policies will help to ensure the productivity of agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and hydrology. SLM will also support a range of ecosystem services on which agriculture depends. The 'Sustainable Land Management Sourcebook' provides a knowledge repository of tested practices and innovative resource management approaches that are currently being tested. The diverse menu of options represents the current state of the art of good land management practices. Section one identifies the need and scope for SLM and food production in relation to cross-sector issues such as freshwater and forest resources, regional climate and air quality, and interactions with biodiversity conservation and increasingly valuable ecosystem services. Section two categorizes the diversity of land management systems globally and the strategies for improving household livelihoods in each system type. Section three presents a range of investment notes that summarize good practice, as well as innovative activity profiles that highlight design of successful or innovative investments. Section four identifies easy-to-access, Web-based resources relevant for land and natural resource managers. The 'Sourcebook' is a living document that will be periodically updated and expanded as new material and findings become available on good land management practices. This book will be of interest to project managers and practitioners working to enhance land and natural resource management in developing countries.

Author : Holger L. Fröhlich,Pepijn Schreinemachers,Karl Stahr,Gerhard Clemens
Publisher : Springer
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 3642333788

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Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Southeast Asia: Innovations and Policies for Mountainous Areas by Holger L. Fröhlich,Pepijn Schreinemachers,Karl Stahr,Gerhard Clemens Pdf

This book is based on the findings of a long-term (2000-2014) interdisciplinary research project of the University of Hohenheim in collaboration with several universities in Thailand and Vietnam. Titled Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Mountainous Areas in Southeast Asia, or the Uplands Program, the project aims to contribute through agricultural research to the conservation of natural resources and the improvement of living conditions of the rural population in the mountainous regions of Southeast Asia. Having three objectives the book first aims to give an interdisciplinary account of the drivers, consequences and challenges of ongoing changes in mountainous areas of Southeast Asia. Second, the book describes how innovation processes can contribute to addressing these challenges and third, how knowledge creation to support change in policies and institutions can assist in sustainably develop mountain areas and people’s livelihoods.

Author : Piyush Tiwari,Grant B. Stillman,Naoyuki Yoshino
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 4899742096

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Equitable Land Use for Asian Infrastructure by Piyush Tiwari,Grant B. Stillman,Naoyuki Yoshino Pdf

Developing Asia's demand for high-quality, integrated infrastructure requires a steady but equitable supply of land. However, obtaining rights over land can be complicated by hurdles imposed by geography, settlement patterns, conflicting cultures, sociopolitical factors, and land use problems unique to each country. This timely volume identifies policies that can balance the rights and interests of first nations' peoples, informal settlers, and rural landowners against the development imperatives of land procurement for the greater public good. It provides instructive case studies of the state of Asian land registration, eminent domain, and redevelopment in situations of vulnerable communities. The collected chapters also propose and assess some promising models that might be customized to local conditions, such as long-term land leasing with options to buy. This is a companion volume to ADBI Press' pioneering series of titles (all available through Brookings Press)--Infrastructure for a Seamless Asia; Financing Infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific: Capturing Impacts and New Sources; and Principles of Infrastructure: Case Studies and Best Practices. This volume will be of interest to policymakers, practitioners, academics, and students.