Tools For Land Use Analysis On Different Scales

Author : Bas Bouman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401090247

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Tools for Land Use Analysis on Different Scales by Bas Bouman Pdf

This book reflects the results of more than ten years of cooperative research involving Wageningen Agricultural University (y. l AU) in the Netherlands, the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE; Centro Agron6mico Tropical de lnvestigaci6n y Ensefianza) in Costa Rica and the Costa Rican Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG; Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadeda) as part of the Research Program on Sustainability in Agriculture (REPOSA) in the Central American country. The type of cooperation was unusual as it focused on both research and the education of students undertaking either M. Sc. thesis projects or a program of practical training in the various aspects of studying land use. Since funding was provided by W AU, a high degree of scientific autonomy was created that has clearly benefited the independent, scientific rigor of the work. Over the ten-year period, the program has changed from being a patchwork of various insulated specialist projects, into a truly interdisciplinary effort, leading to the development of innovative tools for analyzing land use on a number of geographical scales. These tools are presented in this book. Besides CATIE and MAG, cooperation with other Costa Rican partner institutions has been essential from the beginning, and this process of interaction has also evolved considerably over time.

Author : B.A.M Bouman,Hans G.P. Jansen,Robert A. Schipper,Huib Hengsdijk,André Nieuwenhuyse
Publisher : Springer
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9401140758

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Tools for Land Use Analysis on Different Scales by B.A.M Bouman,Hans G.P. Jansen,Robert A. Schipper,Huib Hengsdijk,André Nieuwenhuyse Pdf

Regional development is intrinsically related to the way in which the land is used. Given the rising awareness of the multifunctionality of the world's land resources, policy makers now face the complex task of accommodating multiple objectives of an increasing number of stakeholders in regional development. This implies a need for tools that can be employed to provide insights into the opportunities and limitations of land use. Those tools should be capable of quantifying trade-offs between socio-economic, sustainability, and environment-related policy objectives. This book offers a detailed account of a range of interdisciplinary methodologies for land use analysis, developed over a twelve-year period (1986-1998) in Costa Rica, through collaborative research between three institutions: one from the North (Wageningen Agricultural University of The Netherlands), and two from the South (the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center [CATIE] and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock [MAG]). The methodologies span a number of spatial scales, ranging from the field level all the way to the national level. Concepts of systems analysis and information technology play a pivotal role in each of the methodologies. Together, they form a unique toolbox that deserves ample use in the process of agricultural policy design.

Author : Reimund P. Roetter
Publisher : Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Land use
ISBN : 9789712201431

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Systems Research for Optimizing Future Land Use in South and Southeast Asia by Reimund P. Roetter Pdf

Author : Stephen J. Walsh,Kelley A. Crews-Meyer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461509851

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Linking People, Place, and Policy by Stephen J. Walsh,Kelley A. Crews-Meyer Pdf

Linking People, Place, and Policy: A GIScience Approach describes a breadth of research associated with the study of human-environment interactions, with particular emphasis on land use and land cover dynamics. This book examines the social, biophysical, and geographical drivers of land use and land cover patterns and their dynamics, which are interpreted within a policy-relevant context. Concepts, tools, and techniques within Geographic Information Science serve as the unifying methodological framework in which landscapes in Thailand, Ecuador, Kenya, Cambodia, China, Brazil, Nepal, and the United States are examined through analyses conducted using quantitative, qualitative, and image-based techniques. Linking People, Place, and Policy: A GIScience Approach addresses a need for a comprehensive and rigorous treatment of GIScience for research and study within the context of human-environment interactions. The human dimensions research community, land use and land cover change programs, and human and landscape ecology communities, among others, are collectively viewing the landscape within a spatially-explicit perspective, where people are viewed as agents of landscape change that shape and are shaped by the landscape, and where landscape form and function are assessed within a space-time context. This book articulates some of these challenges and opportunities.

Author : Nico Heerink,H. van Keulen,Marijke Kuiper
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3790813516

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Economic Policy and Sustainable Land Use by Nico Heerink,H. van Keulen,Marijke Kuiper Pdf

This book provides an overview of quantitative approaches to analyse the effects of economic policy reforms on sustainable land use in less developed countries (LDCs). Its purpose is to assess recent advances in modelling approaches, to identify key issues in quantifying the relationships, and to formulate recommendations on future research directions that may add to further improve our understanding of the potential effects of economic policy instruments on soil quality changes in LDCs. Special attention is paid to modelling the responses of farm households to policy incentives.

Author : J. Alcamo
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2008-10-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080932983

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Environmental Futures by J. Alcamo Pdf

As scientists and policymakers try to come to grips with problems such as climate change and risks to biodiversity, they turn more and more frequently to the method of scenario analysis to better understand the future of these problems. Over the last few years scenario analysis has become one of the key tools for bridging environmental science and policy. This is the first book to sum up the current practice of environmental scenario analysis and to propose directions for improving its quality and effectiveness. Chapters are written by an international group of distinguished scenario experts and provide an excellent starting basis for first-time scenario practitioners, as well as a collection of new ideas on improving scenario practice for experienced scenario analysts. * Comprehensive coverage and overview on environmental scenario analysis from a team of international experts * First book to address key contemporary issues involved with environmental scenario analysis * Gives guidelines for best practices Benefits: * Excellent starting base for first-time scenario practitioners * Helps the reader to interpret scenarios and to place them into the correct context

Author : P. K. Aggarwal
Publisher : IRRI
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 9789712201684

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Land Use Analysis and Planning for Sustainable Food Security by P. K. Aggarwal Pdf

Author : Reimund Roetter,Herman van Keulen,Marijke Kuiper,J. Verhagen,H. H. van Laar
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007-11-18
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781402066177

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Science for Agriculture and Rural Development in Low-income Countries by Reimund Roetter,Herman van Keulen,Marijke Kuiper,J. Verhagen,H. H. van Laar Pdf

Facing new challenges with respect to sustainable agriculture and rural development strategies for low-income countries, related to global environmental change and globalization of markets, an interdisciplinary Wageningen University and Research Centre group set out to draw lessons from the DLO-IC projects of the last eight years. In discussing the way ahead and a future agenda, a number of major research challenges, as well as policy questions are outlined.

Author : Ruerd Ruben,J. Pender,Arie Kuyvenhoven
Publisher : CABI
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781845932770

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Sustainable Poverty Reduction in Less-favoured Areas by Ruerd Ruben,J. Pender,Arie Kuyvenhoven Pdf

Less-favored areas with limited agricultural potential or difficult access conditions, support 40 percent of the world's rural population suffering from chronic poverty. While agricultural innovations and rural development programs have begun to be implemented within developing countries, they do not address the specific obstacles faced by this large population. Instead, a targeted approach is needed to identify different resource management strategies for particular types of households and communities as well as creating balanced investments aimed at sustainable intensification of rural livelihoods. Such efforts have been the focus of the research program on Regional Food Security Policies for Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Economies (RESPONSE). Through the study of less-favored areas in Africa, Latin America, and South and East Asia, development pathways allowing for the careful adjustment of resource use strategies at the field, farm-household and village level are explored.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 766 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556031855778

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Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project by Anonim Pdf

Author : David García-Álvarez,María Teresa Camacho Olmedo,Martin Paegelow,Jean François Mas
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-16
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783030909987

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Land Use Cover Datasets and Validation Tools by David García-Álvarez,María Teresa Camacho Olmedo,Martin Paegelow,Jean François Mas Pdf

This open access book represents a comprehensive review of available land-use cover data and techniques to validate and analyze this type of spatial information. The book provides the basic theory needed to understand the progress of LUCC mapping/modeling validation practice. It makes accessible to any interested user most of the research community's methods and techniques to validate LUC maps and models. Besides, this book is enriched with practical exercises to be applied with QGIS. The book includes a description of relevant global and supra-national LUC datasets currently available. Finally, the book provides the user with all the information required to manage and download these datasets.

Author : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Environmental engineering
ISBN : MINN:31951D018510294

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Remote Sensing for Environmental Analysis by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers Pdf

Author : Emilio F. Moran
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429963742

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Human Adaptability by Emilio F. Moran Pdf

Designed to help students understand the multiple levels at which human populations respond to their surroundings, this essential text offers the most complete discussion of environmental, physiological, behavioral, and cultural adaptive strategies available. Among the unique features that make Human Adaptability outstanding as both a textbook for students and a reference book for professionals are a complete discussion of the development of ecological anthropology and relevant research methods; the use of an ecosystem approach with emphasis on arctic, high altitude, arid land, grassland, tropical rain forest, and urban environments; an extensive and updated bibliography on ecological anthropology; and a comprehensive glossary of technical terms. Entirely new to the third edition are chapters on urban sustainability and methods of spatial analysis, with enhanced emphasis throughout on the role of gender in human-adaptability research and on global environmental change as it affects particular ecosystems. In addition, new sections in each chapter guide students to websites that provide access to relevant material, complement the text's coverage of biomes, and suggest ways to become active in environmental issues.

Author : Emilio Moran
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429962257

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Human Adaptability, Student Economy Edition by Emilio Moran Pdf

This book focuses on mechanisms of human adaptability. It integrates findings from ecology, physiology, social anthropology, and geography around a set of problems or constraints posed by human habitats.

Author : Khaled Alawadi
Publisher : Actar D, Inc.
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2024-04-11
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781638401490

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Rethinking Suburbs by Khaled Alawadi Pdf

Rethinking suburbs provides answers to how can we design and plan neighborhoods in which non-motorized mobility is a viable and efficient alternative; and how the street systems and alleys of neighborhoods can be designed and retrofitted to make their urban fabrics more efficient and integrated. Streets play significant roles in meeting multiple sustainability objectives. This research addresses Abu Dhabi’s and Dubai’s street connectivity at the neighborhood (local) and city (global) scales. It focuses on two parameters of street network analysis: efficiency and centrality. Efficiency is evaluated in terms of directness, noting that network designs that provide short and direct access between origins and destinations are more efficient. Centrality is evaluated using graph theory metrics that enable the identification of high- and low-accessibility locations within networks. The conventional suburban model of low-density, automobile-centric development with fragmented streets cannot foster high levels of accessibility within neighborhoods. This study offers an alternative, evidence-based suburban design model for future cities.