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Category : Agricultural systems
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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Proceedings of the Symposium on the Sustainability of Agricultural Production Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa, 4-7 September, 1989, Aas, Norway
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Category : Agricultural systems
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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Alternative Farming Systems, Economic Aspects
Author: Karl SchneiderPublisher:
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Category : Alternative agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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From Adjustment To Development In Africa
Author: Giovanni Andrea CorniaPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349235962
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 436
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This book considers the principal sources of agreement and disagreement among policymakers and analysts concerning the current economic problems of Sub-Saharan Africa. A distinguished collection of international and African authors, including economists from the IMF and the World Bank, as well as their critics, addresses the key policy issues in agriculture, trade, macroeconomic management, social issues, privatization, external capital flow, and political economy. An introductory interpretive essay searches for areas of consensus and identifies those of continuing controversy.
Agricultural R&D at the Crossroads
Author: Arnoud BudelmanPublisher: Kit Pub
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Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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This book presents a selection of the papers from the International Symposium on Systems-Oriented Research in Agriculture and Rural Development, held in Montpellier, France, from 21 to 25 November 1994. A detailed annotated bibliography contains English and French sources of 'grey' literature and published material
Indigenous Management of Wetlands
Author: Alan DixonPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351723901
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
This title was first published in 2003. There has been increasing recognition around the world that wetlands are fragile ecosystems which require sensitive and sustainable management if they are to continue to provide their range of functions and benefits. These functions and benefits, which include contributions to food security and environmental regulation, play a critical role in sustaining rural livelihoods in many developing countries. Drawing upon research carried out in the area, this book identifies and discusses the importance of wetlands to local communities in south-west Ethiopia, and in particular, how indigenous wetland management practices contribute to sustainable wetland use. As the basis of wetland management, particular attention is paid to the role of Indigenous Knowledge Systems, and how knowledge of wetland functioning is acquired, disseminated, developed and applied by local communities in their wetland management strategies. Critically, this community knowledge is examined in the context of scientific data, specifically that obtained from a wetland hydrology monitoring programme, thereby drawing attention to the strengths and weaknesses of both systems. This has major implications not only for the ways in which wetlands and other natural resources are managed at the local level, but also for the wider rural development strategies of governments and non-governmental organizations.
Pricing and Sustainability of Urban Real Estate
Author: Tom KaukoPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317075994
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Urban sustainability has become a political and social agenda of global significance, of which real estate is an integral dimension. Sustainable urban development includes much more than ‘green building’ standards, yet in practice, other aspects such land use plans and locations are often overlooked. This book demonstrates that the issue of sustainable development stretches far beyond the hitherto dominating agenda based on ‘green’ (i.e. environmentally and ecologically sustainable) buildings. In doing so, it presents a novel framework based on the concept of economic sustainability of real estate locations, drawing connections with the global financial crisis and housing price bubble discourse. It argues for the need to better integrate social, cultural and economic dimensions into the real estate sustainability agenda. It also explores the role of location, and especially the image aspect therein. Trends in consumer choice are important to the way these dimensions are appreciated in decisions about investment, development, valuation and other activities of the production, consumption and governance of the built environment. This book will be of interest to private and public sector practitioners of real estate valuation as well as scholars of urban studies, geography, economics, urban planning and environmental studies.
Abstracts on Tropical Agriculture
Author: Politics and Economics of Africa
Author: Frank H. ColumbusPublisher: Nova Biomedical Books
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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A continent of vast diversity, stretching from the deserts of the north through the equatorial tropics into the more temperate south, Africa brims with challenges and issues. This book collects a series of papers examining a number of these topics and how they impact African nations, the United States and the global community. The analyses also present possible solutions to some of the continent's most vexing problems as many of its nations chart a course of political and economic development.
Livestock and Disaster
Author: Michael M. HorowitzPublisher:
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Category : Disasters
Languages : en
Pages : 254
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