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Agri-Culture : reconnecting people, land, and nature / / Jules Pretty
| Agri-Culture : reconnecting people, land, and nature / / Jules Pretty |
| Autore | Pretty Jules N. |
| Edizione | [1st edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.76/16 |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural productivity
Agriculture - Social aspects Sustainable agriculture |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-136-57211-2
1-136-57212-0 1-280-47578-1 600-00-0257-2 1-4175-2222-4 9786610475780 1-84977-042-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Agri-Culture: Reconnecting People, Land and Nature; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Glossary of Specialist Terms; Preface to a Revolution; Chapter 1: Landscapes Lost and Found; Chapter 2: Monoscapes; Chapter 3: Reality Cheques; Chapter 4: Food for All; Chapter 5: Only Reconnect; Chapter 6: The Genetics Controversy; Chapter 7: Ecological Literacy; Chapter 8: Crossing the Internal Frontiers; Notes; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452730703321 |
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| London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2002 | ||
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Agri-Culture : reconnecting people, land, and nature / / Jules Pretty
| Agri-Culture : reconnecting people, land, and nature / / Jules Pretty |
| Autore | Pretty Jules N. |
| Edizione | [1st edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.76/16 |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural productivity
Agriculture - Social aspects Sustainable agriculture |
| ISBN |
1-136-57211-2
1-136-57212-0 1-280-47578-1 600-00-0257-2 1-4175-2222-4 9786610475780 1-84977-042-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Agri-Culture: Reconnecting People, Land and Nature; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Glossary of Specialist Terms; Preface to a Revolution; Chapter 1: Landscapes Lost and Found; Chapter 2: Monoscapes; Chapter 3: Reality Cheques; Chapter 4: Food for All; Chapter 5: Only Reconnect; Chapter 6: The Genetics Controversy; Chapter 7: Ecological Literacy; Chapter 8: Crossing the Internal Frontiers; Notes; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782198403321 |
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| London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2002 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agriculture & Food Systems To 2050
| Agriculture & Food Systems To 2050 |
| Autore | Serraj Rachid |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | World Scientific Publishing Co, 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (678 pages) |
| Disciplina | 333.76/16 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PingaliPrabhu L. <1955-> |
| Collana | World Scientific Series In Grand Public Policy Challenges Of The 21st Century |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Policy
Global Trends Climate Change Nutrition Technology Agri-Food System Agriculture UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Foresight |
| ISBN |
981-327-835-8
981-327-834-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- About the Editors -- List of Contributors -- Part I - Agriculture and Food Systems: Looking towards 2030/2050 -- Chapter 1 - Agriculture and Food Systems to 2050: A Synthesis -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Urbanization, Demographic Transitions, and the Transformation of Smallholder Farming -- 1.3 Climate Change and Agri-Food Systems -- 1.4 Food Systems for Better Nutrition and Health -- 1.5 Sustainable and Resilient Farming Systems -- 1.6 New Science and Technology for Managing Systemic Complexity and Trade-offs -- 1.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2 - Global Drivers and Megatrends in Agri-Food Systems -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Approaches to Foresight -- 2.3 A Brief Overview of Recent Foresight Studies on Food Security and Agri-Food Systems -- 2.3.1 Methodological approach -- 2.3.2 Food, human nutrition, and diets -- 2.3.3 Agro-environmental futures -- 2.3.4 Technology and innovation for sustainable food systems -- 2.3.5 Gaining insights into food system analyses through combined quantitative modeling and qualitative approaches -- 2.3.6 Advantages of participatory techniques -- 2.3.7 Adaptation pathways -- 2.4 Relevant Drivers in Agri-Food System Analyses -- 2.5 Megatrends and Less-Explored Areas in Food System Analyses -- 2.5.1 Fourteen megatrends identified through the Megatrends Hub -- 2.5.2 Underexplored trends in recent foresight work -- 2.6 Conclusions -- References -- Part II - Food System Threats and Challenges -- Chapter 3 - Migration, Demography, and Agri-Food Systems -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Traditional Pathways and Emerging Trends -- 3.3 Demographic Trends: Rural and Youth Population Projections -- 3.4 Rural-Urban Migration Trends -- 3.4.1 Data gaps and challenges -- 3.4.2 Methodology -- 3.4.2.1 Projections of migration rates -- 3.4.2.2 Youth migration rates.
3.4.2.3 Aggregation of migration rates -- 3.4.2.4 Methodological assumptions and their implications -- 3.4.3 Projections of rural-urban migration rates -- 3.4.3.1 Global view -- 3.4.3.2 Rural-urban migration by gender -- 3.4.3.3 Trends in agri-food systems and rural-urban migration -- 3.5 Climate Change, Migration, and Demography -- 3.6 Seasonal Migration: A Nascent Literature -- 3.7 Conclusions -- Appendix A: Country Groupings -- Appendix B: Methodology for Projections of Rural-Urban (Youth) Migration: Survival Ratio Method -- B.1 Total Population -- B.2 Youth Migration -- References -- Chapter 4 - Urbanization, Agriculture, and Smallholder Farming -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 A Changing Context for Agriculture -- 4.2.1 Increasing urbanization -- 4.2.2 Changing food value chains -- 4.2.3 Growing international trade -- 4.2.4 Changes in the distribution of land -- 4.3 The Future of Small Farms -- 4.3.1 A "reverse" transition -- 4.3.2 Prognosis -- 4.3.3 Diverging livelihood pathways -- 4.4 Implications for Small Farm Policies and Agricultural Research -- 4.4.1 Implications for assisting small farms -- 4.4.2 Implications for agricultural research -- 4.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5 - Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Agro-climatic Trends and System Responses -- 5.2.1 Observed changes to agricultural climates -- 5.2.2 Direct climate impacts on agricultural systems -- 5.2.3 Indirect mechanisms for agro-climatological impacts -- 5.2.4 Agricultural system influences on the climate system -- 5.3 Projected Climate Changes for Agricultural Regions -- 5.4 Ramifications of Climate Change on the Agricultural Sector -- 5.5 Agricultural Modeling for Climate Vulnerability Foresight -- References -- Chapter 6 - Environment and Natural Resources -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Freshwater -- 6.3 Land -- 6.4 Phosphorus. 6.5 Marine Resources -- 6.6 Ecosystems -- 6.7 Availability of Natural Resources: Scenarios -- 6.8 Broader Context -- 6.9 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7 - Food Systems, Diets, and Nutrition -- 7.1 The World's Many Nutrition Challenges -- 7.2 India as a Case Study -- 7.3 Pathways from Agriculture to Diets and Nutrition -- 7.3.1 Agricultural diversification -- 7.3.2 Irrigation and water availability -- 7.3.3 Water quality -- 7.3.4 Women's labor use in agriculture -- 7.3.5 Exposure to zoonotic diseases -- 7.3.6 Food safety -- 7.4 Challenges and Opportunities Ahead -- References -- Part III - Technological Innovation and Disruptive Futures -- Chapter 8 - Innovation in Breeding and Biotechnology -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Background to Genetic Improvement -- 8.3 Sources of Future Genetic Gains -- 8.3.1 Enhancing the efficiency of current breeding technologies -- 8.3.1.1 Expanding the germplasm pool -- 8.3.1.2 Recombination -- 8.3.1.3 Population size -- 8.3.1.4 Heritability -- 8.3.1.5 Breeding cycle -- 8.3.2 Generating major changes in breeding methodologies -- 8.3.2.1 Enhancing photosynthesis -- 8.3.2.2 Transferring nitrogen fixation to non-legume crops -- 8.3.2.3 Hybrid breeding and apomixis -- 8.4 Technology Adoption -- 8.4.1 The production system -- 8.4.2 Technology transfer between species and crops -- 8.4.3 Regulation and acceptance by consumers/governments -- 8.5 Biotechnology in the Improvement of Farm Animals -- 8.5.1 Transgenic animals -- 8.5.2 Genome editing -- 8.5.3 Reproductive technologies -- 8.5.4 Human nutrition, pharmaceutical, and biomedical applications -- 8.5.5 Fish and other seafood -- 8.6 Where to Next? -- 8.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9 - Advancing to the Next Generation of Precision Agriculture -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Technological Advances -- 9.3 Worldwide Precision Agriculture. 9.4 Applications of Technology to Seasonal Monitoring -- 9.4.1 Case study: Spray application technology for precision agriculture -- 9.4.2 Case study: Variable-rate application -- 9.5 Remote Sensing for Precision Agriculture -- 9.5.1 Aerial multispectral imaging for assessing crop injury from off-target drift of aerially applied glyphosate -- 9.5.2 Case study: Build DSM to estimate plant height -- 9.5.3 Field observation scale optimization and multisource data fusion and assimilation -- 9.6 Precision Agriculture Systems for a -- 9.6.1 Remote-sensing models for precision agriculture-based statistics -- 9.6.2 Spatially specific agricultural statistics (yield, production, area) -- 9.7 Precision Agriculture for Smallholders and Developing Countries -- 9.8 Precision Agriculture in the Next 10 Years -- References -- Chapter 10 - Disruptive Futures: Prospects for Breakthrough Technologies -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Technology Trends -- 10.2.1 Bioinformatics -- 10.2.2 Smart farming -- 10.2.3 Genetics -- 10.2.4 Synthetic biology -- 10.2.5 Protein transition -- 10.2.6 Food design -- 10.2.7 Aquaculture -- 10.2.8 Vertical agriculture -- 10.2.9 Conservation technology -- 10.3 The Grand Societal Challenges -- 10.4 When Agri-Food Technology Meets the Grand Societal Challenges -- 10.4.1 Health, demographic change, and well-being -- 10.4.2 Secure, clean, and efficient energy -- 10.4.3 Smart, green, and integrated transport -- 10.4.4 Climate action, environment, resource efficiency, and raw materials -- 10.4.5 Europe in a changing world-Inclusive, innovative, and reflective societies -- 10.4.6 Secure societies-Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens -- 10.5 Agri-Food Technology and Future Scenarios -- 10.5.1 Economic optimism -- 10.5.2 Reformed markets -- 10.5.3 Global sustainable development -- 10.5.4 Regional competition. 10.5.5 Regional sustainable development -- 10.6 Concluding Remarks -- 10.6.1 Potential breakthrough technologies in light of the Grand Societal Challenges -- 10.6.2 Potential breakthrough technologies in the light of future scenarios -- 10.6.3 Insights and recommendations for further research -- References -- Chapter 11 - Investor Perspectives on Future Priorities -- Overview -- 11.1 Current State of Capital Flows to African Agriculture -- 11.1.1 The investment ladder for SME agribusinesses -- 11.1.2 Incubators and accelerators -- 11.1.3 Commercial banks -- 11.1.4 Impact investors -- 11.1.5 The missing middle in the investment ladder -- 11.2 Future Priorities for Commercial Investors -- 11.2.1 Constraints to investment -- 11.2.1.1 Lack of infrastructure -- 11.2.1.2 Deficiencies in the broader value chain -- 11.2.1.3 Limited deal flow -- 11.2.1.4 Position on the cost curve -- 11.2.1.5 Insufficient supply of talent for managing large-scale agricultural operations -- 11.2.1.6 High environment, social, and governance (ESG) risk -- 11.2.2 Lessons from the past -- 11.2.2.1 Analysis of CDC's agriculture investments in Africa (1948-1998) -- 11.2.3 Current trends and opportunities for the future -- 11.2.3.1 Choice of country -- 11.2.3.2 Distribution of new agribusiness investments in Africa by segment -- 11.2.3.3 Choice of commodity -- 11.3 Creating Shared Value in African Agriculture -- 11.3.1 Development thesis of impact investors -- 11.3.1.1 Agricultural development -- 11.3.1.2 Rural job creation -- 11.3.1.3 Development of the agri-food sector -- 11.3.2 Key agricultural development models -- 11.3.3 Value-chain clusters and creating shared value -- 11.3.3.1 Fostering clusters and enhancing entire value chains -- 11.3.3.2 Creating shared value (CSV) through reconnecting business and society -- 11.3.3.3 Responding to growing resource constraints. 11.3.3.4 Responding to consumer demands. |
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Agriculture & Food Systems To 2050
Agriculture & Food Systems to 2050:Global Trends, Challenges and Opportunities World Scientific Series In Grand Public Policy Challenges Of The 21st Century vol. 2 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910349464903321 |
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Serraj Rachid
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| World Scientific Publishing Co, 2018 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agrodiversity [[electronic resource] ] : learning from farmers across the world / / edited by Harold Brookfield, Helen Parsons, and Muriel Brookfield
| Agrodiversity [[electronic resource] ] : learning from farmers across the world / / edited by Harold Brookfield, Helen Parsons, and Muriel Brookfield |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tokyo ; ; New York, : United Nations University Press, : UNEP, : GEF, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxiii, 343 p. : ill. (some col.), maps |
| Disciplina | 333.76/16 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BrookfieldH. C
ParsonsHelen BrookfieldMuriel |
| Soggetto topico | Agrobiodiversity |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
92-808-7050-5
0-585-48561-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455867003321 |
| Tokyo ; ; New York, : United Nations University Press, : UNEP, : GEF, c2003 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Investing in nature [[electronic resource] ] : case studies of land conservation in collaboration with business / / William J. Ginn
| Investing in nature [[electronic resource] ] : case studies of land conservation in collaboration with business / / William J. Ginn |
| Autore | Ginn William J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : Island Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (226 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.76/16 |
| Soggetto topico |
Business enterprises - Environmental aspects - United States - States
Conservation of natural resources - United States - States - Finance Land use, Rural - United States - States - Planning Nature conservation - United States - States Open spaces - United States - States - Finance Public-private sector cooperation - United States - States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-59726-767-8
1-4294-9530-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451945503321 |
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Ginn William J
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| Washington, : Island Press, c2005 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Investing in nature [[electronic resource] ] : case studies of land conservation in collaboration with business / / William J. Ginn
| Investing in nature [[electronic resource] ] : case studies of land conservation in collaboration with business / / William J. Ginn |
| Autore | Ginn William J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : Island Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (226 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.76/16 |
| Soggetto topico |
Business enterprises - Environmental aspects - United States - States
Conservation of natural resources - United States - States - Finance Land use, Rural - United States - States - Planning Nature conservation - United States - States Open spaces - United States - States - Finance Public-private sector cooperation - United States - States |
| ISBN |
1-59726-767-8
1-4294-9530-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778148303321 |
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Ginn William J
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| Washington, : Island Press, c2005 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Natural foods and products
| Natural foods and products |
| Autore | Chandler Gary |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : Twenty First Century Books, 1996 |
| Disciplina | 333.76/16 |
| Collana | Making a better world Natural foods and products |
| Soggetto topico |
Organic farming - Juvenile literature
Organic gardening - Juvenile literature Natural foods - Juvenile literature Green products - Juvenile literature Agriculture Earth & Environmental Sciences Agriculture - General |
| ISBN | 0-8050-4623-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910145970803321 |
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Chandler Gary
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| [Place of publication not identified], : Twenty First Century Books, 1996 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sustaining soil productivity in response to global climate change : science, policy, and ethics / / editors, Thomas J. Sauer, John M. Norman, Mannava V.K. Sivakumar
| Sustaining soil productivity in response to global climate change : science, policy, and ethics / / editors, Thomas J. Sauer, John M. Norman, Mannava V.K. Sivakumar |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell/OECD, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (606 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.76/16 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SauerThomas J
NormanJohn M Siva KumarM. V. K |
| Soggetto topico |
Soil management
Sustainable agriculture Greenhouse gas mitigation |
| ISBN |
0-470-96023-X
0-470-96025-6 0-470-96022-1 |
| Classificazione | TEC003060 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Contributors; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Science, Ethics, and the Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Historical Perspective on Soil Degradation; 1.3 The New Challenge of Global Climate Change; 1.4 White; 1.5 Other Views on the Ethics of Land Use: Leopold et al.; 1.6 Ethical Considerations of Strategies for Climate Change Mitigation: An Example; 1.7 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; 2 Intellectual Inertia; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Defining Intellectual Inertia; 2.3 Examples of Intellectual Inertia
2.4 Intellectual Inertia is Unavoidable But Requires Vigilance2.5 Intellectual Inertia and Climate Change Science; 2.6 Optimizing Intellectual Inertia; 3 The Ethics of Soil; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Private Property and Personal Ethics; 3.3 Common Pool Resources; 3.4 Public Policy; 3.5 Instrumental Values of Soil; 3.6 Beyond Instrumental Value; 3.7 Conclusion and Next Steps; 4 Aldo Leopold and the Land Ethic; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Shaping of a Progressive; 4.3 Erosion as a Menace; 4.4 Standards of Conservation; 4.5 Conservation as a Moral Issue; 4.6 Wildlife and Soils 4.7 The Conservation Ethic4.8 An Adventure in Cooperative Conservation; 4.9 Land Pathology; 4.10 Land Health; 4.11 The Land Ethic; 4.12 Epilogue; 5 Rural Response to Climate Change in Poor Countries; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Ethics; 5.3 Policies; 5.4 Scientific Support Systems; 5.5 Conclusions; 6 Soil and Human Health; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Essential Trace Elements; 6.3 Concerns for the Future; 7 Agroecological Approaches to Help "Climate Proof" Agriculture While Raising Productivity in the Twenty-First Century; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Agroecological Approaches 7.3 The System of Rice Intensification7.4 Effects of SRI Practices on Agriculture Affected by Climate Change; 7.5 Applications to Crops Other than Rice; 7.6 Climate-Proofing Agriculture; 8 Ecological Integrity and Biological Integrity; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Ecological Integrity and Food Production Today; 8.3 The Legal Status of Genetically Modified Organisms; 8.4 Western Diets and Lifestyle Preferences: Vegan versus Carnivore; 8.5 Conclusion; 9 Soil Ecosystem Services; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 F. H. King-"Farmers of Forty Centuries"; 9.3 Soil: Valuable Natural Capital 9.4 Valuing Ecosystem Services9.5 Valuing Carbon and Soil Ecosystem Services; 9.6 Valuing Terroir; 9.7 Land-Use Policy, Nutrient Management, and Natural Capital; 9.8 Conclusion; 10 Climate and Land Degradation; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Influence of Land Surface Changes on Climate; 10.3 Climate Change and Land Degradation; 10.4 Climate Variability and Impacts on Land Degradation; 10.5 Technologies, Policies, and Measures to Address the Linkages between Climate and Land Degradation; 10.6 Future Perspectives; 11 The Role of Soils and Biogeochemistry in the Climate and Earth System 11.1 Introduction |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910133220903321 |
| Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell/OECD, 2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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