Cutting Across the Lands
Cutting Across the Lands

Author: Eveline Ferretti

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2018-05-31

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 1501719130

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An annotated bibliography focused on Borneo and the Southern Philippines. With over 1,000 citations, this reference work identifies patterns of forestland transformation common to the areas under consideration. A subject index is included.

Megacity Yangon
Megacity Yangon

Author: Frauke Kraas

Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9783825800420

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Megacities are new urban phenomena, results of globalisation and subject to as well as motors of global ecological, socio-economic, and political change. New are the dimensions of growth, concentrations of population, infrastructure, economic power and decisions - and the simultaneous, self-energising acceleration processes of development. But one must be wary of generalised statements since differences of economic performance, social coherence, infrastructure conditions and governance structures should not be ignored: This publication aims at analysing current transformation processes of Yangon/Myanmar, as spearhead of national development, bridge to Southeast Asia and the world.

Ecological Basis of Agroforestry
Ecological Basis of Agroforestry

Author: Daizy Rani Batish

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2007-11-15

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 1420043366

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Faced with the growing problems of climate change, ecosystem degradation, declining agricultural productivity, and uncertain food security, modern agricultural scientists look for potential relief in an ancient practice. Agroforestry, if properly designed, can mitigate greenhouse effects, maintain ecosystem health and biodiversity, provide food sec

Biomass Burning and Global Change: Biomass burning in South America, Southeast Asia, and temperate and boreal ecosystems, and the oil fires of Kuwait
Biomass Burning and Global Change: Biomass burning in South America, Southeast Asia, and temperate and boreal ecosystems, and the oil fires of Kuwait

Author: Joel S. Levine

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 9780262122023

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Global Biomass Burning provides a convenient and current reference on such topics as the remote sensing of biomass burning from space, the geographical distribution of burning; the combustion products of burning in tropical, temperate, and boreal ecosystems; burning as a global source of atmospheric gases and particulates; the impact of biomass burning gases and particulates on global climate; and the role of biomass burning on biodiversity and past global extinctions."--Pub. desc.

Bioenergy from Sustainable Forestry
Bioenergy from Sustainable Forestry

Author: J. Richardson

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2005-12-30

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 0306475197

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Bioenergy from Sustainable Forestry synthesizes information needed to design or implement sustainable forest management systems for production of biomass for energy in conjunction with other forest products. It is organized around the criteria for sustainable forest management: productivity, environment, social issues, economics, and legal and institutional framework. More than 25 international experts from 10 countries have brought together available ecological, physical, operational, social and economic information and identified gaps in knowledge related to biomass production and harvesting systems. This is the first time that such comprehensive information has been brought together under one cover, using an integrated, holistic approach. Guiding principles and state of the art knowledge are emphasized. The book will enable forest resource managers and planners to evaluate the ability of specific forest regions to sustainably meet bioenergy production demands.