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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782488303321

Autore

Hellin Jon <1965->

Titolo

Better land husbandry : from soil conservation to holistic land management / / Jon Hellin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified] : , : CRC Press, , 2016

ISBN

0-429-06400-4

1-138-40156-0

1-4398-4424-0

1-57808-586-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (340 p.)

Collana

Land reconstruction and management series ; ; v. 4

Disciplina

631.4/5

Soggetti

Soil conservation

Soil productivity

Land use, Rural - Planning

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [268]-309) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction to Better Land Husbandry; Chapter 2. Social and Economic Components of Better Land Husbandry; Chapter 3. Agro-ecological Components of Better Land Husbandry; Chapter 4. Better Land Husbandry:A New Paradigm; Chapter 5. Better Land Husbandry in Practice; Chapter 6. Better Land Husbandry and Policy; APPENDIX 1. Impact Monitoring and Assessment; REFERENCES; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a timely contribution towards the debate on the most effective way to bring about sustainable farming in marginal areas. It offers a detailed analysis of the social, economic, and agro-ecological characteristic of both Soil and Water Conservation (SWC) and Better Land Husbandry (BLH) and an analysis of case studies of BLH from Central and South America, Africa, and Asia.