Автор: Prato, Tony Название: Sustaining Rocky Mountain Landscapes ISBN: 1933115467 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781933115467 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 5051.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book compiles available knowledge of the response of mountain ecosystems to recent climate and land use change and intends to bridge the gap between science, policy and the community concerned. The chapters present key concepts, major drivers and key processes of mountain response, providing transdisciplinary orientation to mountain studies incorporating experiences of academics, community leaders and policy-makers from developed and less developed countries. The book chapters are arranged in two sections. The first section concerns the response processes of mountain environments to climate change. This section addresses climate change itself (past, current and future changes of temperature and precipitation) and its impacts on the cryosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and human-environment systems. The second section focuses on the response processes of mountain environments to land use/land cover change. The case studies address effects of changing agriculture and pastoralism, forest/water resources management and urbanization processes, landscape management, and biodiversity conservation. The book is designed as an interdisciplinary publication which critically evaluates developments in mountains of the world with contributions from both social and natural sciences.
Автор: Boyer Christopher R. Название: Political Landscapes: Forests, Conservation, and Community in Mexico ISBN: 0822358182 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780822358183 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 20058.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Following the 1917 Mexican Revolution inhabitants of the states of Chihuahua and Michoacán received vast tracts of prime timberland as part of Mexico's land redistribution program. Although locals gained possession of the forests, the federal government retained management rights, which created conflict over subsequent decades among rural, often indigenous villages; government; and private timber companies about how best to manage the forests. Christopher R. Boyer examines this history in Political Landscapes, where he argues that the forests in Chihuahua and Michoacán became what he calls "political landscapes"—that is, geographies that become politicized by the interactions between opposing actors—through the effects of backroom deals, nepotism, and political negotiations. Understanding the historical dynamic of community forestry in Mexico is particularly critical for those interested in promoting community involvement in the use and conservation of forestlands around the world. Considering how rural and indigenous people have confronted, accepted, and modified the rationalizing projects of forest management foisted on them by a developmentalist state is crucial before community management is implemented elsewhere.
Автор: Carla Gheler-Costa, Maria Carolina Lyra-Jorge, Luciano Martins Verdade Название: Biodiversity in Agricultural Landscapes of Southeastern Brazil ISBN: 3110480832 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783110480832 Издательство: Walter de Gruyter Рейтинг: Цена: 29744.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, is one of the most densely populated and developed areas in South America. Such development is evident both in terms of industrialization and urbanization, as well as in agriculture, which is heavily based on sugar cane, Eucalyptus plantations and livestock. This intense land use has resulted in great alteration of the original land cover and fragmentation of natural ecosystems. For these reasons, it is almost a paradox that jaguar, a species that requires large areas of pristine forest to exist, is still found in some parts of the state of Sao Paulo. It is possible that wild animals could leave in coexistence with intense land use, or is it the case that such rare encounters with large wild animals in Sao Paulo will disappear in the near future?All ecologists are aware of the problems of habitat changes caused by humans, but it was not until recent years that researchers started to consider that the land used for production could also serve as an important habitat for many different kinds of wild species. This book is about this new approach to conservation. It also highlights the important role that sciences could and should have in this discussion in order to better understand the problems and propose possible solutions.
Автор: Wissenburg Название: Sustaining Liberal Democracy ISBN: 0333919815 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780333919811 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 15372.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Assuming that liberalism, liberal democracy and the free market are here to stay, this book asks how sustainability can be interpreted in ways that respect liberal democratic values and institutions.
Описание: This highlights the drawbacks of possessing natural mineral resources. These can quickly become a curse on the ore-exporting economies of developing countries leading to drainage of resources and the faltering of long term growth
Автор: Sandholz Название: Urban Centres in Asia and Latin America ISBN: 3319437348 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319437347 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 20962.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book presents an overview of the challenges that cities in Latin America and Asia are facing regarding the preservation of their tangible and intangible heritage. It argues that urban heritage has a value that transcends the mere object’s value, constituting a crucial source of identity for urban inhabitants. The same is true for the urban intangible values and practices that are often associated with places or buildings. The empirical research is based on case studies of Kathmandu in Nepal, Yogyakarta in Indonesia and Recife in Brazil; three cities that still comprise core areas with a high percentage of historic fabric and distinctive cultural expressions.The comparative study of the three areas reveals the similarities and differences of urban conservation policies, past and present upgrading strategies in the core areas, and the importance of tangible and intangible heritage. All three cities demonstrate that urban heritage, habits and beliefs are still of importance to the population. While there are significant differences in the kind and level of protection the respective legal system provides, partly uncontrolled urban dynamics pose a threat to all of them.The text is based on a PhD thesis submitted to the Institute of Geography, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
Автор: Mortimore Michael Название: Roots in the African Dust: Sustaining the Sub-Saharan Drylands ISBN: 0521457858 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521457859 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5069.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This account of the state of knowledge concerning dryland Africa dismisses the misleading and overly generalised image of a continent dogged by poverty, drought, degradation, and famine. Offering a more optimistic view of change in the drylands, it synthesises much of the best work from past years.
Автор: Richard S. Krannich; A. E. Luloff; Donald R. Field Название: People, Places and Landscapes ISBN: 9400736355 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789400736351 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 20896.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This analysis of the relationship between socio-economic trends and natural resource amenities focuses on the inter-mountain West of the USA, but its strong empiricism makes it a valuable resource for rural development, sociology and demography researchers.
Автор: Cathryn Greenberg; Beverly Collins; Frank Thompson Название: Sustaining Young Forest Communities ISBN: 9400737947 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789400737945 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 26120.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Early successional habitats are disappearing as abandoned farmland, pastures, and cleared forest patches return to forest. This book synthesizes current knowledge and original research to address key issues such as carbon sequestration and sustainability.
Автор: Jessica Halofsky; David L. Peterson Название: Climate Change and Rocky Mountain Ecosystems ISBN: 3319860372 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319860374 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 13974.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
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This book is the result of a team of approximately 100 scientists and resource managers who worked together for two years to understand the effects of climatic variability and change on water resources, fisheries, forest vegetation, non-forest vegetation, wildlife, recreation, cultural resources and ecosystem services. Adaptation options, both strategic and tactical, were developed for each resource area. This information is now being applied in the northern rocky Mountains to ensure long-term sustainability in resource conditions.
The volume chapters provide a technical assessment of the effects of climatic variability and change on natural and cultural resources, based on best available science, including new analyses obtained through modeling and synthesis of existing data. Each chapter also contains a summary of adaptation strategies (general) and tactics (on-the-ground actions) that have been developed by science-management teams.
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