Land Use Policies for Sustainable Development : Exploring Integrated Assessment Approaches
Desmond. McNeill
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Cheltenham : : Edward Elgar Publishing, , 2012.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (308 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1. Introduction; PART I Introduction; 2. Agriculture and sustainable development in developing countries in a changed global context; 3. Institutional context for sustainable development; 4. Integrated assessment approach; PART II Case studies; 5. Agricultural non-point source pollution in Taihu Lake Basin, China; 6. Land degradation in the arid Jeffara Region, Tunisia; 7. Land degradation and irrigation practices in the Office du Niger, Mali; 8. Pressure on land in the Yogyakarta Region, Indonesia. - 9. Land subdivision and degradation in Narok, Kenya10. Agrarian crisis and policy links: a framework for Karnataka, India; 11. Road development and deforestation in Amazonia, Brazil; PART III Conclusion; 12. Lessons from a comparative analysis of case studies; 13. Critical analysis of land use policies; 14. Conclusions and policy recommendations; Index. - The urgent need to enhance sustainable development in developing countries has never been greater: poverty levels are growing, land conversions are uncontrolled, and there is rapid loss of biodiversity through land use change. This important and timely book highlights the need for integrated assessment tools for developing countries, considering the long-term impacts of decisions taken today. The success of land use policies has in the past often been hampered by the fact that we simply do not know enough about their impact on sustainable development across developing countries. This book cont
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| ISBN | 9781849802925
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