Water Resources of Arid Areas
Water Resources of Arid Areas

Author: D. Stephenson

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2004-08-15

Total Pages: 535

ISBN-13: 1134242239

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With Africa's water resources constantly threatened by an increasing population and the resultant rise in water demand, together with the stresses of water use for various activities, desertification, climate change, and other interventions in the water cycle by man, it is vital that the water resources in arid and semi-arid regions are developed a

Integrated Natural Resource Management
Integrated Natural Resource Management

Author: Bruce Morgan Campbell

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 0851997317

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This book, which contains 15 separately authored chapters, discusses both the principles and applications of an integrated approach to natural resource management. Such an approach must embrace the complexity of systems and redirect research towards the greater inclusion of issues such as participatory approaches, multi-scale analysis and an array of tools for system analysis, information management and impact assessment. Case studies, particularly from developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, are included. This book is of interest to a wide range of readers in many disciplines, including forestry, soil and management sciences, agriculture, and development studies.

Household Livelihoods in Semi-arid Regions: Options and Constraints
Household Livelihoods in Semi-arid Regions: Options and Constraints

Author: B.M. Campbell

Publisher: CIFOR

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 9798764781

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The study sites. Methods. The wealth index and its variation. Human, financial, physical and natural capital - the essets available to households. Households productive activities - the generation of cash and subsistence gross income. Exploring household strategies. Net income and poverty. Temporal changes in livelihood strategies. Modelling livelihood change. Making a difference.

Land-water Linkages in Rural Watersheds
Land-water Linkages in Rural Watersheds

Author:

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13: 9789251047651

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It is often assumed that upstream land use practices have important impacts on water resources and affect the downstream users at a watershed scale, Payments by downstream users to upstream users for "environmental services" such as good water quality, less sediments or more regular water flow are widely discussed. However, much controversy exists about the direction and magnitude of such impacts, how they influence the relationships between upstream and down-stream users, and which mechanisms allow for a sharing of resulting benefits and costs by all resource users in a watershed context. To address these issues, the FAO Land and Water Development Division organized the electronic workshop "Land-Water Linkages in Rural Watersheds" from 18 September to 27 October 2000. The present publication contains the proceedings of the workshop and two papers that set the stage for the workshop discussions. The complete workshop documentation, including discussion archive, background papers, and case studies, is included on the CD-ROM that accompanies the document.

Land Resources
Land Resources

Author: D. J. Greenland

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13:

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From the presentations and discussions a set of conclusions is drawn concerning our ability to feed the world population and the steps which must be taken to ensure that we achieve this aim. This book is essential reading for practitioners and students of agronomy, forestry, soil science and ecology concerned with natural resource management, and presents information which will also be of value to economists, policy makers and environmentalists with an interest in global issues.