Author: Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9251387451
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Author: Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9251387451
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Author: Planning Cities in Africa
Author: Genet Alem GebregiorgisPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031065506
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
This open access book provides insights into challenges, threats and opportunities of urban development in Africa. It discusses how and why African cities need localised urban planning concepts and theories to deal with challenges and threats of rapid urbanisation and climate change. The book delivers an in-depth view of the nature and gaps of the framework on which current planning practice and education in Africa are based. With that, it discusses the potentials of African cities to mobilise local knowledge, resources and capacity building for sustained and resilient urban growth. This work is addressed to educationists and practitioners in the field of urban development management, climate change adaptation and urban resilience. Specifically, such audiences include researchers, spatial planners, graduate students and member of civil societies working on urban development management.
Official Records
Author: Introductory guide for impact evaluation in integrated pest management (IPM) programs
Author: Ortiz, O.Publisher: International Potato Center
ISBN: 9290603860
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
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Report of Activities of the Commission Since ...
Author: United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the CaribbeanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Caribbean Area
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Gender transformative approaches for food security, improved nutrition and sustainable agriculture – A compendium of fifteen good practices
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9251333971
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
The Compendium is a product of the Joint Programme on Gender Transformative Approaches for Food Security and Nutrition implemented by FAO, IFAD and WFP and funded by the European Union. The compendium of 15 good practices of gender transformative approaches (GTAs) includes the individual templates of the 15 good practices, provides a synthesis of the main features of the 15 GTAs presenting the core characteristics of 15 GTAs and describing the implementation arrangements, implementation cycle, the potential results of GTAs and their key success factors and challenges. It also includes ideas as to how GTAs could be taken to scale. The purpose of the Compendium is fourfold: (i) to take stock and draw lessons from experiences from existing practices of GTAs; (ii) to be a resource for agencies already working with GTAs to identify opportunities for strengthening their GTA work or to link up with complementary interventions; (iii) to provide guidance on how to apply GTAs in any organization or institution working for enhanced food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture; and (iv) to raise awareness of and advocate for GTAs by showcasing examples of good practices or successful approaches that contribute to positive gender-related and non-gender-related changes towards food security, improved nutrition and sustainable agriculture and rural development.
Geopedology
Author: Joseph Alfred ZinckPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319191594
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 551
Book Description
This book offers a proven approach for reliable mapping of soil-landscape relationships to derive information for policy, planning and management at scales ranging from local to regional. It presents the theoretical and conceptual framework of the geopedologic approach and a bulk of applied research showing its application and benefits for knowledge generation relevant to geohazard studies, land use conflict analysis, land use planning, land degradation assessment, and land suitability analysis. Soil is a vital resource for society at large and an important determinant of the economic status of nations. The intensification of natural disasters and the increased land use competition for food and energy have raised awareness of the relevant role the pedosphere plays in natural and anthropogenic environments. Recent papers and global initiatives show a renewed interest in soil research and its applications for improved planning and management of this fragile and finite resource.
Creative Industries and Entrepreneurship
Author: Luciana Lazzeretti,Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1786435926
Category : Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
This book investigates the evolving paradigm of creative industries and creative entrepreneurship, and their related economy over time. It explores different stages of the paradigm diffusion in ‘first generation countries’ such as the US, Canada, Australia and Europe, and ‘second generation countries’ in Asia, South America and North Africa in order to identify new trends and their distinctive aspects. By adopting a multidisciplinary approach, the book develops a comprehensive overview of the composite phenomenon of the creative economy and its relationship with entrepreneurship.
Estuary
Author: William FronemanPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 9535138790
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Estuaries are regarded among the most ecologically threatened ecosystems worldwide largely due to poor land use practices within their catchment areas, freshwater abstraction, coastal development, and resource exploitation. Moreover, these systems act as repositories for various anthropogenic contaminants. The establishment and successful implementation of conservation and management strategies are critically dependent on understanding the links among physicochemical, hydrological, and biological variables within these systems. The book provides a comprehensive overview of selected topics including modeling of water exchange between estuaries and the ocean, sediment geochemistry and mangrove health, climate variability and hydrology, and pesticides in estuaries and ecosystem functioning for various estuaries including permanently open, mangrove, and intermittently open/closed systems in both the northern and the southern hemispheres.