Originally published in 1992, this book dispels some of the myths that surround water resource problems of arid lands and the notion that there are simple once and for all solutions....Loe edasi...
Originally published in 1968, this book discusses the principles and methods on which forest management has been founded in the past and how these principles and methods still apply or are affected by modern management skills, changing demands, soci...Loe edasi...
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the essential role of trees and forests in cities, and examines the creative approaches cities around the world are taking to protect trees and expand their urban forests....Loe edasi...
Tthe book evokes interest in the development of an integrated approach towards forest ecosystems and natural resources in the context of sustainability....Loe edasi...
This book provides a comprehensive environmental history of how Australias rainforests developed, the influence of Aborigines and pioneers, farmers and loggers, and of efforts to protect rainforests to help us better understand current issues and de...Loe edasi...
Humans have influenced the landscapes and forests throughout the temperate and boreal zones for millennia. Restoration of Boreal and Temperate Forests, Second Edition focuses on the negative impact of human activity, and explains the importance of f...Loe edasi...
In Conversations in the Rainforest, Richard B. Peterson combines interdisciplinary research and intimate, first-hand conversations with members of various indigenous communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo....Loe edasi...
In order to draw lessons for the emerging field of marine spatial planning (MSP). this book explores the long, complex, and frequently contentious history of public lands management in the United States....Loe edasi...
The Amazon region is the focus of intense conflict between conservationists concerned with deforestation and advocates of agro-industrial development. This book focuses on the contributions of environmental organizations to the preservation of Brazi...Loe edasi...
This enlightening book brings together the work of gender and forestry specialists from various backgrounds and fields of research and action to analyse global gender conditions as related to forests....Loe edasi...
This textbook provides an introduction to the field of mineral economics and its use in understanding the behaviour of mineral commodity markets and in assessing both public and corporate policies in this important economic sector....Loe edasi...
This book provides a cutting edge review of the multi-disciplinary sciences related to studies of global forest fragmentation. It specifically addresses cross-cutting themes from both an ecological and a social sciences perspective....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 05-Sep-2014, Kirjastus: Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd), ISBN-13: 9781118870488)
Helps you explore ecological patterns and processes of what does not burn within boreal wildfires. Following a brief introduction to the boreal forest biome, this book discusses the processes that form wildfire residuals; how they are studied, with...Loe edasi...