ABARE Research Report
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Published: 2002
Total Pages: 998
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Changing Land Management
Author: David Pannell
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Published: 2011-03-01
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 0643102272
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere is a rich and extensive history of research into factors that encourage farmers to change their land management practices, or inhibit them from doing so. Yet this research is often under-utilised in practice. Changing Land Management provides key insights from past and cutting-edge research to support decision-makers as they attempt to influence or assist rural communities adapting to changed circumstances, such as new technologies, new environmental imperatives, new market opportunities or changed climate. Understanding the process of practice change by rural landholders is crucial for policy makers, agricultural researchers, extension agents, natural resource management bodies, non-government organisations and agricultural consultants. For example, such understanding can assist with the design and implementation of environmental programs, with the prioritisation of agricultural research and with commercial ventures. Common themes are the need for an appreciation of the diversity of land managers and their contexts, of the diversity of factors that influence land-management decisions, and of the challenges that face government programs that are intended to change land management.
Assessing ABARE's Performance
Author: Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Published: 1992
Total Pages: 120
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKStrengthening Agricultural Resilience in the Face of Multiple Risks
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2020-09-01
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9264680721
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis report explores how countries can strengthen the resilience of their agricultural sectors to multiple risks. A shifting risk landscape in agriculture – due to increasing weather variability, natural hazards, pests and diseases, and market shocks – will require public and private actors to consider the risk landscape over the long term, place a greater emphasis on what can be done ex ante to reduce risk exposure and increase preparedness, and prioritise investments that build resilience capacities both on-farm and for the sector as a whole.
Water Policy, Tourism, and Recreation
Author: Lin Crase
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 1136469087
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores the complicated interrelationships between freshwater resources and tourism and recreation. The focus is on Australia, but comparisons with the experience of other countries are also made throughout. Yet Australia has been at the forefront of conflicts over drought and water use, particularly for irrigated agriculture, as well as of the design of policies and institutions for water policy, so there are many lessons which can be applied to other parts of the world. The authors examine in detail the relationships between water economics and supply, and the needs for tourism and recreation. The book discusses water use and access and the conflict between urban and recreational demands. It considers the institutional arrangements around water and the significance of property rights, including water markets and water pricing. Theoretical and practical models for increasing collaboration and cooperation such as the use of trusts are also developed and water trusts in the USA are examined. Specific chapters highlight the role of interest groups, such as the boating industry, to influence policy thinking and the practical trade-offs between access to urban water supplies and the requirements of recreation. Tourist behavior in relation to water use and pricing is also assessed.
A Research Agenda for Regeneration Economies
Author: John R. Bryson
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2018-12-28
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 1785360299
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis Research Agenda provides both a state-of-the-art review of existing research on city-regions, and expands on new research approaches. Expert contributors from across the globe explore key areas for reading city-regions, including: trade, services and people, regional differentiation, big data, global production networks, governance and policy, and regional development. The book focuses on developing a more integrated and systematic approach to reading city-regions as part of regeneration economics, identifying conceptual and methodological developments in this field of study.
Sustainable Retrofitting of Commercial Buildings
Author: Richard Hyde
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-01-28
Total Pages: 401
ISBN-13: 1317605470
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDespite recent improvements in energy efficiency being made in new build, it is important that the existing commercial building sector also take action to meet emission reduction targets. The objectives and challenges of such action will reduce the risk of the sector becoming obsolete due to high energy use and poor environmental performance. This book presents a theory-based, practice-support methodology to deal with sustainable retrofitting opportunities for existing commercial buildings in warm climates using bioclimatic design as the basis. The book has four main parts, focusing on eco-design and renovation, bioclimatic retrofitting, technological and behavioural change and case studies of retrofitting exemplars. In the first part, the context of climate change effects on design and renovation at the city scale is discussed. The second part looks at bioclimatic retrofitting as a 'design guide' for existing buildings, highlighting the significance of architectural design and engineering systems for energy performance. The technological and behavioural contexts of the existing building sector – policies, modelling, monitoring and trend analysis in respect to energy and environmental performance – are covered in part three. The final part gives some case studies showing the effectiveness of strategies suggested for effective environmental performance. This book is a must-have guide for all involved in the design and engineering of retrofitting projects in warm climates.
Maize in Asia
Author: Ashok Gulati
Publisher: Academic Foundation
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 496
ISBN-13: 9788171886630
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOutcome of collaboration between International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, International Food Policy Research Institute, and International Fund for Agricultural Development.
