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Climate change and food security in west Asia and North Africa
| Climate change and food security in west Asia and North Africa |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 423 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps |
| Disciplina | 338.19095 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SivakumarMannava
SelvarajuRamasamy LalR |
| Collana | Gale eBooks |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes
Food supply |
| ISBN | 94-007-6751-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part I Climate Change in West Asia and North Africa -- 1 Climate Change in West Asia and North Africa (WANA): Overview -- 2 Implications of Climate Change for Agriculture and Food Security in the Western Asia and Northern Africa Region -- Part II Climate Change and Environment -- 3 Climate Change and Soil Quality in the WANA Region -- 4 Conserving Green and Blue Water in the WANA Region -- 5 Climate Change and Land Use in the WANA Region with a Specific Reference to Morocco -- 6 Responses of Insect Pests to Climate Change: Effects and Interactions of Temperature, CO2 on Soil Quality -- 7 Climate Change and Locusts in the WANA Region -- Part III Climate Change and Food Security: Perspectives from WANA sub-Regions -- 8 Climate Change Impact on WANA: Key Researchable Issues and Proposed Measures -- 9 Climate Variability and Change in North African Countries -- 10 Climate Change in Drylands of the Eastern Mediterranean: from Assessment Methods to Adaptation Strategies -- 11 Climate Change and Food Security in the Nile Valley and Red Sea -- 12 Food Security and Climate Change in West Asia -- Part IV Mitigation and Adaptation Options for Different Agroeconomic Sectors in WANA -- 13 Mitigation and Adaptation Options for Rainfed Agriculture in West Asia and North Africa -- 14 Mitigation and Adaptation Options of Climate Change in Irrigated Agriculture in Arab Countries -- 15 Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Options for the Livestock Sector in the West Asia and North Africa -- 16 Afforestation Potential in the WANA Region to Sequester Carbon and Improve Soil Quality -- Part V Policy, Financial, Institutional and Cooperation Issues -- 17 Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change into the Development Agenda -- 18 Possible Financial Innovations and Market Mechanisms at the National Level to Cope with Climate Change in WANA Region -- 19 Economic Impacts of Climate Change in the Arab World: A Summary of Case Studies from Syria, Tunisia and Yemen -- 20 Human Dimensions of Climate Change Adaptation: Factors that Influence Behaviours -- Part VI Regional Agricultural Adaptation and Mitigation Framework for Climate Change in WANA -- 21 Regional Framework for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the WANA Region -- 22 Adaptation Strategies for Different Sectors in the WANA Region – Summaries of Breakout Group Discussions -- Part VII Conference Declaration -- 23 Kuwait Declaration. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910739408603321 |
| New York, : Springer, 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Myths and science of soils of the Tropics / / editors, R. Lal and P. A. Sanchez ; sponsored by Division A-6 of the American Society of Agronomy, the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation, and the Soil and Water Conservation Society
| Myths and science of soils of the Tropics / / editors, R. Lal and P. A. Sanchez ; sponsored by Division A-6 of the American Society of Agronomy, the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation, and the Soil and Water Conservation Society |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, Wisconsin : , : Soil Science Society of America : , : American Society of Agronomy, , 1992 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (185 pages) |
| Disciplina | 631.4913 |
| Soggetto topico | Soils - Tropics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-89118-924-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910555136703321 |
| Madison, Wisconsin : , : Soil Science Society of America : , : American Society of Agronomy, , 1992 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Myths and science of soils of the Tropics / / editors, R. Lal and P. A. Sanchez ; sponsored by Division A-6 of the American Society of Agronomy, the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation, and the Soil and Water Conservation Society
| Myths and science of soils of the Tropics / / editors, R. Lal and P. A. Sanchez ; sponsored by Division A-6 of the American Society of Agronomy, the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation, and the Soil and Water Conservation Society |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, Wisconsin : , : Soil Science Society of America : , : American Society of Agronomy, , 1992 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (185 pages) |
| Disciplina | 631.4913 |
| Soggetto topico | Soils - Tropics |
| ISBN | 0-89118-924-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830159503321 |
| Madison, Wisconsin : , : Soil Science Society of America : , : American Society of Agronomy, , 1992 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Organic agriculture and climate change / / Klaus Lorenz, Rattan Lal
| Organic agriculture and climate change / / Klaus Lorenz, Rattan Lal |
| Autore | Lorenz Klaus |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2023] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 pages) |
| Disciplina | 363.738746 |
| Soggetto topico |
Climate change mitigation
Organic farming - Environmental aspects Sustainable agriculture |
| ISBN | 3-031-17215-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Organic Agriculture -- 1.1 History and Current Organic Agriculture Land Use -- 1.1.1 Early Developments -- 1.1.2 Developments after Second World War -- 1.1.3 Current Organic Agricultural Land Use -- 1.1.4 Expansion of Organic Agriculture -- 1.2 Practices and Principles -- 1.3 Conclusions -- 1.4 Review Questions -- References -- Chapter 2: Effects of Organic Agriculture on the Soil Carbon Stock -- 2.1 Basic Principles of Soil Carbon Sequestration -- 2.1.1 Soil Carbon -- 2.1.2 Soil Carbon Sequestration -- 2.2 Soil Inorganic Carbon -- 2.2.1 Effects of Organic Agriculture Practices on Soil Inorganic Carbon -- 2.2.2 Soil Inorganic Carbon Stocks under Organic Agriculture -- 2.3 Soil Organic Carbon -- 2.3.1 Effects of Organic Agriculture Practices on Soil Organic Carbon -- 2.3.2 Soil Organic Carbon Stocks Under Organic Agriculture -- 2.4 Net Effect of Organic Agriculture on Soil Carbon Sequestration -- 2.5 Conclusions -- 2.6 Review Questions -- References -- Chapter 3: Organic Agriculture and Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Carbon Dioxide -- 3.2.1 Fossil Fuel Combustion -- 3.2.2 Soil Carbon Dioxide Emissions -- 3.3 Methane -- 3.3.1 Soil Methane Fluxes -- 3.3.2 Methane Emissions from Livestock Production -- 3.3.3 Methane Emissions from Biomass Burning -- 3.4 Nitrous Oxide -- 3.4.1 Soil Nitrous Oxide Emissions -- 3.4.2 Nitrous Oxide Emissions by Livestock Production Systems -- 3.5 The Hidden Carbon Cost of Organic Agriculture Practices -- 3.6 Conclusions -- 3.7 Review Questions -- References -- Chapter 4: Biogeophysical and Biogeochemical Climate Effects of Organic Agriculture -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Surface Albedo -- 4.3 Land Energy Balance -- 4.4 Soil Temperature -- 4.5 Evapotranspiration -- 4.6 Soil Moisture Regime -- 4.7 Soil Erodibility and Erosion.
4.8 Surface Roughness -- 4.9 Land-Derived Aerosols -- 4.10 Conclusions -- 4.11 Review Questions -- References -- Chapter 5: Combining Conventional and Organic Practices to Reduce Climate Impacts of Agriculture -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Nitrogen Fertilization -- 5.3 Soil Health -- 5.4 Integrated Farming -- 5.5 Conventionalization of Organic Agriculture -- 5.6 Regenerative Agriculture -- 5.7 Agroecology -- 5.8 Nexus Approach -- 5.9 Conclusions -- 5.10 Review Questions -- References -- Chapter 6: Challenges and Opportunities for the Global Food System -- 6.1 Population Growth and Food Production -- 6.2 Urbanization and Food -- 6.3 Future Research and Developments -- 6.4 Conclusions -- 6.5 Review Questions -- References. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910768469903321 |
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| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2023] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Soil carbon sequestration and the greenhouse effect / / Rattan Lal and Ronald F. Follett, co-editors
| Soil carbon sequestration and the greenhouse effect / / Rattan Lal and Ronald F. Follett, co-editors |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, Wisconsin : , : Soil Science Society of America, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 410 pages) |
| Disciplina | 631.41 |
| Collana | SSSA Special Publication |
| Soggetto topico |
Soils - Carbon content
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-89118-859-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910555241503321 |
| Madison, Wisconsin : , : Soil Science Society of America, , 2009 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Soil carbon sequestration and the greenhouse effect / / Rattan Lal and Ronald F. Follett, co-editors
| Soil carbon sequestration and the greenhouse effect / / Rattan Lal and Ronald F. Follett, co-editors |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, Wisconsin : , : Soil Science Society of America, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 410 pages) |
| Disciplina | 631.41 |
| Collana | SSSA Special Publication |
| Soggetto topico |
Soils - Carbon content
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric |
| ISBN | 0-89118-859-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910677082303321 |
| Madison, Wisconsin : , : Soil Science Society of America, , 2009 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Soil emission of nitrous oxide and its mitigation / / David Ussiri, Rattan Lal
| Soil emission of nitrous oxide and its mitigation / / David Ussiri, Rattan Lal |
| Autore | Ussiri David |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht ; ; New York, : Springer, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (390 p.) |
| Disciplina | 631.41 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LalR |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes
Nitrous oxide |
| ISBN |
1-283-84993-3
94-007-5364-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | CHAPTER 1: THE ROLE OF NITROUS OXIDE ON CLIMATE CHANGE -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Greenhouse effect -- 3. Climate forcing -- 4. Nitrous oxide emissions -- 5. Conclusions -- CHAPTER 2: GLOBAL NITROGEN CYCLE -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Discovery of N cycle: Historical perspective -- 3. Global N inventory -- 4. N fixation -- 5. Nitrogen cycling -- 6. Conclusions -- CHAPTER 3: FORMATION AND RELEASE OF NITROUS OXIDE FROM TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Nitrification -- 3. Denitrification -- 4. N2O production by nitrification and denitrification -- 5. Conclusions -- CHAPTER 4: NITROUS OXIDE FLUXES MEASUREMENT -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Measurement methods -- 3. Modeling approaches -- 4. Future research priorities -- 5. Conclusions -- CHAPTER 5: GLOBAL SOURCES OF NITROUS OXIDE -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Natural sources -- 3. Anthropogenic sources -- 4. Conclusion -- 5. Researchable issues -- CHAPTER 6: LAND USE AND LAND MANAGEMENT EFFECTS ON NITROUS OXIDE FLUXES -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Cropland -- 3. Grassland -- 4. Forest -- 5. Factors controlling N2O production from soils -- 6. Conclusions -- CHAPTER 7: NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM RICE FIELDS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Literature Survey on Nitrous oxide Emission from Rice Cultivation -- 3. Types of Rice Ecosystems -- 4. Rice Soils -- 5. Mitigation Options for N2O Emissions from Rice fields -- 6. Conclusions -- CHAPTER 8: NITROUS OXIDE SOURCES AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Anthropogenic sources of nitrous oxide -- 3. Mitigation of nitrous oxide emissions from cropland -- 4. Conclusions -- 5. Research needs -- CHAPTER 9: MITIGATION OPTIONS FOR LIVESTOCK AND PASTURE LANDS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Nitrogen input to grazed pasture -- 3. Nitrogen transformations and loss from pasture soils -- 4. Nitrous oxide emissions from livestock management system -- 5. Conclusions -- CHAPTER 10: THE ROLE OF FERTILIZER MANAGEMENT IN MITIGATING NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Nitrogen use efficiency -- 3. Enhanced efficiency fertilizers -- 4. Precision fertilization -- 5. Conclusions -- CHAPTER 11: CONCLUSION: TOWARDS MANAGING AGRICULTURAL SOILS FOR MITIGATING N2O EMISSIONS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Mitigation options -- 3. Policy issues on agricultural GHG mitigation -- 4. Research needs -- 5. Recommended practices for reducing N2O emission. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910437789803321 |
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Ussiri David
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| Dordrecht ; ; New York, : Springer, c2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Soil organic carbon sequestration in terrestrial biomes of the United States / / Klaus Lorenz and Rattan Lal
| Soil organic carbon sequestration in terrestrial biomes of the United States / / Klaus Lorenz and Rattan Lal |
| Autore | Lorenz Klaus |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (207 pages) |
| Disciplina | 631.4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Soils - Carbon content
Soil management |
| ISBN | 3-030-95193-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910768170003321 |
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Lorenz Klaus
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| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Soil quality and biofuel production / / editors: Rattan Lal, B.A. Stewart
| Soil quality and biofuel production / / editors: Rattan Lal, B.A. Stewart |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
| Disciplina | 662/.6692 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LalR
StewartB. A <1932-> (Bobby Alton) |
| Collana | Advances in soil science |
| Soggetto topico |
Biomass energy - Environmental aspects
Soils - Quality |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-000-00683-2
0-429-13055-4 1-282-49513-5 9786612495137 0-415-99830-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front cover; Contents; Preface; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1. Soil Processes and Residue Harvest Management; Chapter 2. Soil Quality Impacts of Residue Removal for Biofuel Feedstock; Chapter 3. Ecological Consequences of Biofuels; Chapter 4. Land Use in Production of Raw Materials for Biofuels; Chapter 5. Corn and Cellulosic Ethanol Problems and Soil Erosion; Chapter 6. Ethanol Production from Sugarcane and Soil Quality; Chapter 7. Economic Balance: Competition between Food Production and Biofuels Expansion; Chapter 8. Opportunities and Challenges of Biofuel Production; Index; Back cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456933003321 |
| Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Soil quality and biofuel production / / editors: Rattan Lal, B.A. Stewart
| Soil quality and biofuel production / / editors: Rattan Lal, B.A. Stewart |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
| Disciplina | 662/.6692 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LalR
StewartB. A <1932-> (Bobby Alton) |
| Collana | Advances in soil science |
| Soggetto topico |
Biomass energy - Environmental aspects
Soils - Quality |
| ISBN |
1-000-00683-2
0-429-13055-4 1-282-49513-5 9786612495137 0-415-99830-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front cover; Contents; Preface; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1. Soil Processes and Residue Harvest Management; Chapter 2. Soil Quality Impacts of Residue Removal for Biofuel Feedstock; Chapter 3. Ecological Consequences of Biofuels; Chapter 4. Land Use in Production of Raw Materials for Biofuels; Chapter 5. Corn and Cellulosic Ethanol Problems and Soil Erosion; Chapter 6. Ethanol Production from Sugarcane and Soil Quality; Chapter 7. Economic Balance: Competition between Food Production and Biofuels Expansion; Chapter 8. Opportunities and Challenges of Biofuel Production; Index; Back cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780819903321 |
| Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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