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Land Use, Nature Conservation and the Stability of Rainforest Margins in Southeast Asia
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 614

Land Use, Nature Conservation and the Stability of Rainforest Margins in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia constitutes one of the world's most extended rainforest regions. It is characterized by a high degree of biodiversity and contains a large variety of endemic species. Moreover, these forests provide a number of important and sin gular ecosystem services, like erosion protection and provision of high quality wa ter, which cannot be replaced by alternative ecosystems. However, various forms of encroachment, mostly those made by human interventions, seriously threaten the continuance of rainforests in this area. There is ample evidence that the rainforest resources, apart from large scale commercial logging, are exposed to danger particularly from its margin areas. These areas, w...

Ecosystems and Sustainable Development VI
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 593

Ecosystems and Sustainable Development VI

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2007
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  • Publisher: WIT Press

Containing papers presented at the Sixth International Conference on Ecosystems and Sustainable Development, this book presents research related to different aspects of ecosystems and sustainable development, including physical sciences and modelling. A wide list of topics include: Thermodynamics and Ecology; Sustainability indicators; Mathematical and system modelling; Biodiversity; Sustainability development studies; Conservation and Management of Ecological Areas; Socio-Economic Factors; Energy Conservation and Generation; Environmental and Ecological Policies; Environmental Management; Environmental Risk; Natural Resources Management; Recovery of Damaged Areas; Biological Aspects; Complexity; Remote Sensing; Landscapes and Forestation Issues; Soil and agricultural issues; Water Resources; Sustainable Waste Management; Air pollution and its Effects on Ecosystems.

Construction for a Sustainable Environment
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 555

Construction for a Sustainable Environment

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2009-11-03
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  • Publisher: CRC Press

The past fifty years have seen rapid development of public and governmental awareness of environmental issues. Engineers and scientists have made tangible contributions to environmental protection. However, further theoretical and practical developments are necessary to address mankinds growing demands on the environment. Construction for a Sustai

Sustainable Development and Planning III
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 609

Sustainable Development and Planning III

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2007
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  • Publisher: WIT Press

In recent years, in many countries there has been, an increase in spatial problems that has led to planning crisis. Planning problems often connected with uneven development, deterioration of the quality of urban life and destruction of the environment. The increase urbanisation of the world coupled with global issues of the environmental pollution, resource shortage and economic restructuring demand that we make our cities places worth living in. Problems of environmental management and planning are not restricted to urban areas. Environments such as rural areas, forests, coastal regions and mountains face their own problems that require urgent solutions in order to avoid irreversible damag...

Participatory Research and Gender Analysis
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 231

Participatory Research and Gender Analysis

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-09-13
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  • Publisher: Routledge

Agricultural development research aims to generate new knowledge or to retrieve and apply existing forms of knowledge in ways that can be used to improve the welfare of people who are living in poverty or are otherwise excluded, for instance by gender-based discrimination. Its effective application therefore requires ongoing dialogue with and the strong engagement of men and women from poor marginal farming communities. This book discusses opportunities afforded by effective knowledge pathways linking researchers and farmers, underpinned by participatory research and gender analysis. It sets out practices and debates in gender-sensitive participatory research and technology development, conc...

RISS
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 298

RISS

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1992
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Soils Under Stress
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 146

Soils Under Stress

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1996
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Vietnam
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 618

Vietnam

The Rough Guide to Vietnam is the ideal companion for exploring Southeast Asia''s most intriguing destination. A full-colour introductory section includes photos of the country''s highlights, from the waterborne markets of the Mekong Delta to the faded elegance of Hanoi. Lively coverage is given to towns and attractions and opinionated reviews give an up-to-the-minute impression of the country''s best-known sights. There is practical advice on exploring everything that may concern the independent traveller, from negotiating Vietnam''s borders to dining in street kitchens. The Contexts section includes enlightening articles on Vietnamese history, religion, music and film. "The Rough Guide to Vietnam is strongly recommended" The Daily Telegraph

Memorandum
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 672

Memorandum

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1961
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Role of stem cell derivatives in inflammatory diseases
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 198