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Integrated Resource Management
Agroforestry for Development
1st Edition - March 30, 1992
Editors: Charles V. Kidd, David Pimental
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:9780124064102
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eBook ISBN:9780080924038
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Written to help bring agriculture's "Green Revolution" to the third world, Integrated Resource Management includes overviews of current agricultural production systems and their…Read more
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Written to help bring agriculture's "Green Revolution" to the third world, Integrated Resource Management includes overviews of current agricultural production systems and their alternatives, demographics on mortality and population growth, soils, erosion, water availability, sustainable integrated agroforestry systems and behavioral adaptations.
Explains why a quality environment is essential for future agricultural and economic development Demonstrates that integrated resource management leads to sustainable and productive agriculture for development
Shows that certain agroforestry techniques conserve soil, water, energy, and biological resources and at the same time increase food and fuel supplies
Addresses the need for interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research and training to implement sound resource management policies and programs
Environmental scientists, ecologists, agricultural scientists, foresters, and crop scientists
Overview: C.V. Kidd, Food Production. P. Demeny, D. Meadows, and C.V. Kidd, Population Change: Global Trends and Future Implications. Soil and Water Resources: F. Troeh and D. Pimentel, Soil and Land. E. Clark, D. Pimentel, and F. Troeh, Soil Erosion. P. Riley, D. Pimentel, and C.V. Kidd, Water. Productive Sustainable Systems: Agroforestry: R. Winterbottom, Integrated Resource Management Systems--Definition and Assessment. J. Gritzner and D. Pimentel, Examples, Case Studies, and Models. P. Oram and D. Pimentel, Research Challenges: Ecosystems and Economics. L. Fortmann, Social Aspects of Resource Management Systems. E. Boulding, A Sociological Analysis of Alternative Agriculture. Summary: C.V. Kidd, Observations and Conclusions. Appendix: Committee on Population, Resources, and the Environment.
No. of pages: 223
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: March 30, 1992
Imprint: Academic Press
Hardback ISBN: 9780124064102
eBook ISBN: 9780080924038
CK
Charles V. Kidd
Affiliations and expertise
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
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David Pimental
Affiliations and expertise
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A.
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